Michael J Greve

Michael Greve

Michael Greve is a Professor at the George Mason University School of Law. Previously, he served as the John G. Searle Scholar and Director of the Federalism...

Federalism and the Constitution: Competition versus Cartels

Federalism questions are at the heart of today’s intensely controversial policy debates. From education to disaster relief to health care and insurance, federal arrangements are failing, and the federal structure itself has reemerged as a subject of public debate. Bloated bureaucracies defy reform a...

Federal Preemption: States' Powers, National Interests

When does federal law trump state law? The arcane topic of federal preemption has become the stuff of public debate and major news stories. The partisan lines are clearly drawn. On one side, consumer advocates, plaintiffs' attorneys, and state officials argue that broad federal preemption claims int...

Environmental Politics: Public Costs, Private Rewards

The essays in this volume challenge the widespread belief that the government's environmental policies, unlike those in other areas, are drafted and implemented for the public good and genuinely seek to effect a cleaner environment. The contributors demonstrate through seven important cases that the...

Citizenship in America and Europe: Beyond the Nation-State?

Traditional notions of citizenship are linked to the idea of the democratic nation-state, a sovereign entity capable of defending itself against foreign and domestic enemies. But these notions have become increasingly problematic as the very concept of the nation-state is challenged, not only by eth...

The Constitution: Understanding America's Founding Document (Values and Capitalism)

For well over two centuries, the United States Constitution has served as a charter for a free, democratic government and for a country that has risen from a dicey political experiment to an economic and political superpower. In the history of the world, there is nothing like it. In The Constitutio...

The Upside-Down Constitution

Over the course of the nation’s history, the Constitution has been turned upside-down, Michael Greve argues in this provocative book. The Constitution’s vision of a federalism in which local, state, and federal government compete to satisfy the preferences of individuals has given way to a cooperati...

Competition Laws in Conflict: Antitrust Jurisdiction in the Global Economy

In this volume, leading experts explore routes to a new and better institutional design for global antitrust in the national and international contexts.

Real Federalism: Why It Matters, How It Could Happen

Real federalism is a federalism that promotes citizen choice and competition among the states

Environmental Politics : Public Costs, Private Rewards

Environmental Politics : Public Costs, Private Rewards

The Demise of Environmentalism in American Law

Real Federalism: The Role of the Courts, Congress and Voters

Defining Federalism's Future: The Role of the Courts, Congress and Voters

Real Federalism: Why It Matters, How It Could Happen

Real Federalism: Why It Matters, How It Could Happen

The Demise of Environmentalism in American Law