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"At the very moment that state regulatory powers are being extended in new ways in numerous areas of public policy, Paul Teske offers the most comprehensive analysis of the evolving state government role published to date....[he] has gathered an outstanding collection of former graduate students to offer a penetrating look at the ways in which state governments tackle a wide range of regulatory tasks...this book covers much new ground and offers invaluable insights to diverse scholars." --Barry G. Rabe, University of Michigan, "Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory", 4/20/2005
"The author provides the foundation necessary to assess competing claims of state-based economic regulation in a time of turbulent politics. He offers breadth and depth, producing an indispensable resource." --Frank T. Colon, Lehigh University, "Perspectives on Political Science"
.".. provides us with a sound theoretical framework for analyzing state regulation, a series of useful historical overviews of different areas of state regulation, and groundbreaking comparative empirical analyses of factors influencing each area.... This is a book worth reading. The topic is important, the research is interesting and counterintuitive, and the conclusions are valuable and driven by the research findings.... A useful starting point for learning about research in the entire area of state regulation, suitable for graduate student and interested scholar alike." --Tracy Lightcap, LaGrange College, "The Law and Politics Book Review", 6/1/2004
"should be high on the reading lists of any serious federalism or regulatory policy scholar." --Denise Scheberle, "Publius", 9/22/2006
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