This book explains why state leaders strongly support some national laws while greeting others with indifference or outright hostility. Seven lively case studies reach across different historical eras and substantive policy areas. The book will interest experts, practitioners, and students of American politics and public policy.

This book explains why state leaders strongly support some national laws while greeting others with indifference or outright hostility. Seven lively case studies reach across different historical eras and substantive policy areas. The book will interest experts, practitioners, and students of American politics and public policy.