REINVENTING RATIONALITY The Role of Regulatory Analysis in the Federal Bureaucracy

McGarity, Thomas O.

ISBN 10: 0521402565 / ISBN 13: 9780521402569

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1991

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384 pages in excellent, clean condition. Brown cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Black and red DJ with white titles. NF/NF.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: REINVENTING RATIONALITY The Role of Regulatory Analysis in the Federal Bureaucracy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0521402565
• ISBN 13: 9780521402569
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Book Type: Book
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Synopsis

In this book, Professor McGarity reveals the complex and problematic relationship between the "regulatory reform" movements initiated in the early l970s and the United States' federal bureaucracy. Examining both the theory and application of "regulatory reform" under the Reagan administration, the author succeeds in offering both a relevant analysis and critique of "regulatory reform" and its implementation through bureaucratic channels. Using several case studies from the early Reagan years, this book describes the clash of regulatory cultures resulting from the President's attempt to incorporate "regulatory analysis" into the bureaucratic decisionmaking process. McGarity examines the roles that regulatory analysts and their counterparts in the Office of Management and Budget play in decisionmaking by offering hundreds of interviews with scientists, engineers, regulatory analysts and upper level personnel in federal agencies. The author then critiques the reformers' claim that regulatory analysis will result in "better" decisionmaking. Yet while McGarity recognizes the limitations of regulatory analysis, he concludes with suggestions for enhancing its effectiveness. This book could be used not only as a textbook for political science and government courses but also for graduate applications in public policy and public administration.

Book Description

In this book, Professor McGarity reveals the complex and problematic relationship between the 'regulatory reform' movements initiated in the early l970s and the United States' federal bureaucracy. The author examines regulatory reform under Reagan and offers a critique of the implementation of reform through bureaucratic systems.