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Regulation and Public Interests: The Possibility of Good Regulatory Government
Steven P. Croley
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Description for Regulation and Public Interests: The Possibility of Good Regulatory Government
Paperback. Providing an alternative to conventional arguments grounded in public choice theory, this book demonstrates that regulatory government can, and on various occasions does, advance general interests. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Not since the 1960s have U.S. politicians, Republican or Democrat, campaigned on platforms defending big government, much less the use of regulation to help solve social ills. And since the late 1970s, "deregulation" has become perhaps the most ubiquitous political catchword of all. This book takes on the critics of government regulation. Providing the first major alternative to conventional arguments grounded in public choice theory, it demonstrates that regulatory government can, and on important occasions does, advance general interests. Unlike previous accounts, Regulation and Public Interests takes agencies' decision-making rules rather than legislative incentives as a central determinant of regulatory ... Read more
Not since the 1960s have U.S. politicians, Republican or Democrat, campaigned on platforms defending big government, much less the use of regulation to help solve social ills. And since the late 1970s, "deregulation" has become perhaps the most ubiquitous political catchword of all. This book takes on the critics of government regulation. Providing the first major alternative to conventional arguments grounded in public choice theory, it demonstrates that regulatory government can, and on important occasions does, advance general interests. Unlike previous accounts, Regulation and Public Interests takes agencies' decision-making rules rather than legislative incentives as a central determinant of regulatory ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691134642
SKU
V9780691134642
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About Steven P. Croley
Steven P. Croley is professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School. He earned a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University.
Reviews for Regulation and Public Interests: The Possibility of Good Regulatory Government
"Croley has done much more than write a lucid and learned book. His analysis of the behavior of agencies is an important contribution to our understanding of government regulation... His argument that agencies possess autonomy stands as a lasting contribution to our grasp of regulatory action... Croley has written an important and creative book. Agenda number one of this book
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