Who determines the fuel standards for our cars? What about whether Plan B, the morning-
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The laws that legislatures adopt provide a crucial opportunity for elected politicians to define
public policy. But the ways politicians use laws to shape policy vary considerably across …

The slow pace of administrative action is arguably a defining characteristic of modern
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Although scholars have recently shown a good deal of interest in rulemaking, they have
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Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Controlling the Bureaucracy Page 3 Bureaucracies, Public
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Rulemaking is a critical part of American government and governance. This article reviews
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In this thought-provoking new edition of their highly regarded text, authors Cornelius M.
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Scholarship on oversight of the bureaucracy typically conceives of legislatures as unitary
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