Repurposing the Administrative State

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Callen, Zachary
Date Issued
July 29, 2017
Abstract
In this essay, President Donald Trump’s policies are evaluated in terms of their impact on American federalism. Rather than producing an era of significant devolution, the paper argues that the Trump administration will primarily result in very typical policy changes to American federalism. In particular, the Trump administration will redirect state resources away from policy areas that undercut Trump’s political agenda while placing more support behind programs that advance the president’s agenda. The one significant change that the Trump administration could bring about is an even greater centralization of political power in the executive, perhaps to a degree that undermines the traditional checks and balances of American federalism.
Journal
The Forum
Department
Political Science
Citation
Callen, Z. (2017). Repurposing the administrative state. The Forum 15(2): 379-393. Doi: 10.1515/for-2017-0023
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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Published article
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DOI
10.1515/for-2017-0023
ISSN
e1540-8884
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Trump, Donald

federalism

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