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2016

Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

Brigham Young University Law School

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Local Home Rule In The Time Of Globalization, Kenneth A. Stahl Feb 2016

Local Home Rule In The Time Of Globalization, Kenneth A. Stahl

BYU Law Review

Cities are increasingly taking the lead in tackling global issues like climate change, financial regulation, economic inequality, and others that the federal and state governments have failed to address. Recent media accounts have accordingly praised cities as the hope of our globally networked future. This optimistic appraisal of cities is, however, undermined by local governments’ cramped legal status. Under the doctrine of home rule, local governments can often only act in matters deemed “local” in nature and cannot regulate “statewide” issues that may have impacts beyond local borders. As a result, the global issues that local governments are being praised …


Mapping Citizenship: Status, Membership, And The Path In Between, D. Carolina Nuñez Jan 2016

Mapping Citizenship: Status, Membership, And The Path In Between, D. Carolina Nuñez

Faculty Scholarship

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