Mandate Madness

-This book is among the few scholarly treatments of the stealthy extension of federal power through mandates and regulations placed on our states and localities. Using well-chosen cases, the book highlights major trends in the use of mandates to achieve national goals ranging from education to homeland security. Bennett is extraordinarily even handed and neutral--no party or interest group is spared from well-deserved criticism for climbing aboard the mandate express. While deeply researched and documented, this book is well-written and compelling, appealing to a broad audience of scholars, advocates, scolds, and citizens alike.-

--Paul Posner, George Mason University

-Professor Bennett performs an important service, both for the novice being initiated into the unfunded mandates debate and for the more experienced reader. Professor Bennett's overview of the mandate problem, its history, and key episodes is exhaustive--as is his discussion of the relevant literature. Professor Bennett's book is a good introduction to the problem of unfunded mandates, but also teaches the expert in this area new lessons about well-known episodes.-

--Edward A. Zelinsky, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University

"This book is among the few scholarly treatments of the stealthy extension of federal power through mandates and regulations placed on our states and localities. Using well-chosen cases, the book highlights major trends in the use of mandates to achieve national goals ranging from education to homeland security. Bennett is extraordinarily even handed and neutral--no party or interest group is spared from well-deserved criticism for climbing aboard the mandate express. While deeply researched and documented, this book is well-written and compelling, appealing to a broad audience of scholars, advocates, scolds, and citizens alike."

--Paul Posner, George Mason University

"Professor Bennett performs an important service, both for the novice being initiated into the unfunded mandates debate and for the more experienced reader. Professor Bennett's overview of the mandate problem, its history, and key episodes is exhaustive--as is his discussion of the relevant literature. Professor Bennett's book is a good introduction to the problem of unfunded mandates, but also teaches the expert in this area new lessons about well-known episodes."

--Edward A. Zelinsky, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University

"This book is among the few scholarly treatments of the stealthy extension of federal power through mandates and regulations placed on our states and localities. Using well-chosen cases, the book highlights major trends in the use of mandates to achieve national goals ranging from education to homeland security. Bennett is extraordinarily even handed and neutral--no party or interest group is spared from well-deserved criticism for climbing aboard the mandate express. While deeply researched and documented, this book is well-written and compelling, appealing to a broad audience of scholars, advocates, scolds, and citizens alike."

--Paul Posner, George Mason University

"Professor Bennett performs an important service, both for the novice being initiated into the unfunded mandates debate and for the more experienced reader. Professor Bennett's overview of the mandate problem, its history, and key episodes is exhaustive--as is his discussion of the relevant literature. Professor Bennett's book is a good introduction to the problem of unfunded mandates, but also teaches the expert in this area new lessons about well-known episodes."

--Edward A. Zelinsky, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University