In this thought-provoking new edition of their highly regarded text, authors Cornelius M.
Kerwin and Scott R. Furlong help you grasp the dynamics of today's American politics by …

Rulemaking is a critical part of American government and governance. This article reviews
the political underpinnings of modern rulemaking. Specifically, it highlights the process and …

Although scholars have recently shown a good deal of interest in rulemaking, they have
ignored a critical question about the process: what kinds of stakeholders and what …

In this speech to be given on November 15, 1996, as the American contribution to the week-
long conference on administrative law sponsored by the Fundación Estudios de Derecho …

Around each change of presidential administration, the press re ports that the outgoing
President is rushing to extend his policy legacy by promulgating late-term" midnight" …

Who determines the fuel standards for our cars? What about whether Plan B, the morning-
after pill, is sold at the local pharmacy? Many people assume such important and …

Rulemaking is the most important way in which bureaucracy creates policy. In some
respects, it rivals the even legislative process in its significance as a form of governmental …

Today's presidents enter office having campaigned on an ambitious policy agenda, eager to
see it enacted, and willing to push so that it is. The central question of presidents' legislative …

R egulatory reform has been a subject of frequent discussion in the last decade, especially
in the context of presidential efforts to assert control over the rulemaking process. Presidents …

A gaping chasm exists between the mechanics of lawmaking observed on Capitol Hill and
the legislative process described in US government textbooks, argues Barbara Sinclair …