ABOUT THIS BOOK

Contributors: Barry Boyer; Colin S. Diver; Daniel J. Gifford; Keith Hawkins; Peter K. Manning; Errol Meidinger; Robert L. Rabin; Paul Rock; and John M. Thomas.

Few scholars have applied modern behavioral and organization theory to study U.S. regulatory agencies, and fewer still have integrated this approach with frameworks drawn from administrative law and analysis. This multidisciplinary collection combines detailed case studies with theoretical discussions drawing upon legal concepts, organizational analysis, and behavioral theory.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Keith Hawkins is a former professor of law and society at Oxford University.

John M. Thomas is Professor of Operations Management and Policy Development at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

REVIEWS

“Quality contributions to the policymaking literature are provided here by accomplished observers. . . . This book should be read by graduate students, faculty, and regulatory policymaking professionals in public law, public administration, sociology, and political science.”
—Perspectives on Political Science

“Should be read by advanced students or established scholars to see how modern organization theory can be applied to understand behavior in regulatory settings.”
—Barry M. Mitnick

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

Preface

1. Making Policy in Regulatory Bureaucracies

I. The Use of Information and Knowledge in Regulatory Policy

2. Criminology, Research, and the Making of Policy in a Canadian Setting

3. The Limits of Knowledge: The Role of Information in Regulation

II. The Agency Decisionmaking Process: Rule-Making Procedures and Enforcement

4. The Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Protection Policy: A Postmortem Examination

5. EPA Regulation of Chloroflurocarbons: A View of the Policy Formation Process

6. The Development of Emissions Trading in U.S. Air Pollution Regulation

III. The Design of Policy Rules and the Management of Discretion

7. Regulatory Precision

8. Discretionary Decisionmaking in Regulatory Agencies: A Conceptual Framework

9. Rule Making and Discretion: Implications for Designing Regulatory Policy

Notes on Contributors

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