Includes bibliographical references and index.

State constitutions and the governance project -- The police power in our Republic's first century -- "The power to govern men and things" : the police power evolves to meet new conditions -- The shape of the police power in the modern era -- Seperating and distributing powers and functions -- Constitutional rights -- Turning inside out : resolving conflicts over the scope of the police power -- The police power and federalism -- Spheres of regulatory governance -- Techniques of regulatory intervention : new tools to solve wicked problems.

"Drawing upon law, history, and social science, this book is a close investigation of an important yet neglected area of constitutional law: the state police power and its function in regulatory governance in the U.S. It is a major contribution to state constitutional law literature and contemporary regulatory policy"-- Provided by publisher.

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