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 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 …

Agencies make many of their most important decisions in rulemaking well before the
publication of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR), when they set their regulatory …

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 …

Congressional enactments and executive orders instruct agencies to publish their
anticipated rules in what is known as the Unified Agenda. The Agenda's stated purpose is to …

In many states, elected political offic-ials have the power to review and recommend changes
in the administrative rules promulgated by state agencies. In some cases, political officials …

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 …

Scholars have argued that legislatures can use administrative procedures to constrain
bureaucratic discretion and maintain policy control when delegating authority. One such …

This study is an attempt to relate the effectiveness of the rulemaking process to political
controls on the bureaucracies that create regulations. Such controls include requiring cost …