Rulemaking: How Government Agencies Write Law and Make Policy (Rulemaking: How Government Agencies Write Law & Make Policy)

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Rulemaking: How Government Agencies Write Law and Make Policy, Second Edition, is a resource for students and practitioners of political science, public administration, and public policy. The volume provides an in-depth look at how federal agencies make the rules that govern U.S. society. Basic rulemaking procedure, the role of judicial consideration, and historical, practical, and theoretical perspectives on rulemaking are discussed.

SYNOPSIS

A textbook on how US government agencies bypass the executive and legislative branches by making rules, and the impact of that process and its products. Earlier editions appeared in 1994 and 1998; the third is updated to condemn the Clinton administration and praise the Bush administration. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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