Intergovernmental Takings and Just Compensation: A Question of Federalism

Regulatory Takings , Public Use , and Just Compensation After Brown

This Article analyzes the potential impact on government regulation of private property rights of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington. That case upheld mandatory Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) programs. While Brown ensures continued funding for legal services for lowand moderate-income persons, it is difficult to reconcile with the Co...

Intergovernmental Political Competition in American Federalism

Many policies in the United States are jointly determined by federal and state actions. In the game theoretic model offered here, politicians in both the state and national governments seek credit for providing goods desired by the public and avoid blame for the taxes necessary to provide the goods. In line with Peterson’s (1995) theory of functional federalism, the level of government that is ...

The Hidden Function of Takings Compensation

The Effect of Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) on Nigerian Federalism: An Examination Intergovernmental Management (IGM) 1999-2007

Federalism is a political mechanism for promoting unityin-diversity in a heterogeneous society. The federal system through the IGR uses the IGM mechanism to provide understanding, cordiality balance and collaboration between and among units of government, and between government and the citizenry. In Nigeria’s federal relation, the IGR seems not to have facilitated the right harmonious interacti...

Federalism and health policy: the intergovernmental committees in Brazil

OBJECTIVE To analyze the dynamics of operation of the Bipartite Committees in health care in the Brazilian states. METHODS The research included visits to 24 states, direct observation, document analysis, and performance of semi-structured interviews with state and local leaders. The characterization of each committee was performed between 2007 and 2010, and four dimensions were considered: (...