Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-201) and index.
Preface -- The federal enterprise -- The Founders' vision -- The 'Old Court' at work -- The 'New Court' at work -- The politics and the economics of wants and needs -- What would the Founders do?
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Presented as an engaging thought experiment, Politicians, Economists and the Supreme Court at Work examines the metastasizing federal role through two different means: first, as it relates to the increasing concerns of a contemporary nation, and second, the depth to which that nation's Founders would be appalled by the actions of their successors. Additionally, the book provides a critical appraisal of the burgeoning federal enterprise and the federal government's "on-, off-, and off-off" budget activities--ultimately answering the question, "What would the Founders do?"
Politicians, economists and the Supreme Court at work.