http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
how states protect their interests in national policymaking
xiii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Introduction : the constitution and the "construction" of American federalism -- What's at stake? : state-governmental interests vis-à-vis the federal government -- The political safeguards of federalism today -- Preempting federal preemption : the uniform-state-laws process -- State participation in federal policymaking : the intergovernmental lobby -- State implementation of federal policy as a safeguard of federalism -- Summing up the political safeguards of federalism.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-324) and index.