The litigation state : public regulation and private lawsuits in the United States /

Of the 1.65 million lawsuits enforcing federal laws over the past decade, 3 percent were prosecuted by the federal government, while 97 percent were litigated by private parties. When and why did private plaintiff-driven litigation become a dominant model for enforcing federal regulation? The Litiga...

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Main Author: Farhang, Sean, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2010
Series:Princeton studies in American politics.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central