In this path-breaking book, David Epstein and Sharyn O'Halloran produce the first unified theory of policy making between the legislative and executive branches. Series Editor(s): Calvert, Randall. Series: Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions. Num Pages: 340 pages, 34 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518. . 2008. 1st Thus printing. paperback. . . . .

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Title: Delegating Powers: A Transaction Cost Politics Approach to Policy Making under Separate Powers (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2008
Language: English
ISBN 10: 052166960X
ISBN 13: 9780521669603
Binding: Soft cover
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In this path-breaking book, David Epstein and Sharyn O'Halloran produce the first unified theory of policy making between the legislative and executive branches. Examining major US policy initiatives from 1947 to 1992, the authors describe the conditions under which the legislature narrowly constrains executive discretion, and when it delegates authority to the bureaucracy. In doing so, the authors synthesize diverse and competitive literatures, from transaction cost and principal-agent theory in economics, to information models developed in both economics and political science, to substantive and theoretical work on legislative organization and on bureaucratic discretion.

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"The analogy proves splendidly fruitful, generating empirically supported insights not only into the factors that cause Congress to make policy of `buy' it from agencies but also into the forces that shape how Congress organizes committees and oversees agencies." Regulation

"Delegating Powers clearly hews its way into a complex question and makes valuable progress." Perspectives on Politics

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