Loren King
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781479868858
- eISBN:
- 9781479821303
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479868858.003.0010
- Subject:
- Political Science, Political Theory
This chapter examines the principle of subsidiarity and the justification of federalism from the perspective of the city. It first considers the ideas of subsidiarity and federalism before turning to ...
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This chapter examines the principle of subsidiarity and the justification of federalism from the perspective of the city. It first considers the ideas of subsidiarity and federalism before turning to the definition of a city, including the one proposed by Daniel Weinstock. It then discusses some of the epistemic features of city life that are vital to any use of cities for arguments about subsidiarity. It also explores two powerful justifications for subsidiarity: the first appeals to personal autonomy and liberal-democratic legitimacy, while the second is (moderately) communitarian in spirit. The chapter concludes by analyzing Jacob Levy's argument that there are good reasons for federations to opt for constitutional entrenchment of rigid territorial boundaries and associated divisions of powers—an argument that points to the virtues of divided loyalties between state and federal governments.Less
This chapter examines the principle of subsidiarity and the justification of federalism from the perspective of the city. It first considers the ideas of subsidiarity and federalism before turning to the definition of a city, including the one proposed by Daniel Weinstock. It then discusses some of the epistemic features of city life that are vital to any use of cities for arguments about subsidiarity. It also explores two powerful justifications for subsidiarity: the first appeals to personal autonomy and liberal-democratic legitimacy, while the second is (moderately) communitarian in spirit. The chapter concludes by analyzing Jacob Levy's argument that there are good reasons for federations to opt for constitutional entrenchment of rigid territorial boundaries and associated divisions of powers—an argument that points to the virtues of divided loyalties between state and federal governments.
Abraham A. Singer
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- November 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780190698348
- eISBN:
- 9780190909499
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190698348.003.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, Political Theory
This chapter introduces the main argument of the book, describing key concepts such as the idea of “norm-governed productivity,” the use of norms to structure cooperation instead of prices. It then ...
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This chapter introduces the main argument of the book, describing key concepts such as the idea of “norm-governed productivity,” the use of norms to structure cooperation instead of prices. It then defines the concept of the corporation, describing the institution’s key features, and lays out the general structure of the book. Finally, it considers some conceptual and methodological issues that frame the rest of the book: the distinction between economic and political approaches, and the problem of trying to subsume the topic wholly into one or the other; and an argument for why a normative analysis of the corporation has to take certain features of markets and capitalism for granted.Less
This chapter introduces the main argument of the book, describing key concepts such as the idea of “norm-governed productivity,” the use of norms to structure cooperation instead of prices. It then defines the concept of the corporation, describing the institution’s key features, and lays out the general structure of the book. Finally, it considers some conceptual and methodological issues that frame the rest of the book: the distinction between economic and political approaches, and the problem of trying to subsume the topic wholly into one or the other; and an argument for why a normative analysis of the corporation has to take certain features of markets and capitalism for granted.
