The Political Economy Of Expertise : Information And Efficiency In American National Politics.

The Political Economy of Expertise is a carefully argued examination of how legislatures use expert research and testimony. Kevin Esterling demonstrates that interest groups can actually help the legislative process by encouraging Congress to assess research and implement well-informed policies. Mor...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: University of Michigan Press 2009.
Sujets:
Pressure groups > United States.
Policy sciences.
Sciences de la politique.
Policy sciences
Pressure groups
United States
Electronic resource.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Democracy in an age of information and analysis
  • Policy expertise and accountability to citizens
  • Policy expertise and interest group pressure
  • Policy expertise and congressional learning
  • Introduction to the case studies
  • Emissions trading and confidence from EPA experimentation
  • School choice, uncertainty, and conceptual ambiguities
  • HMOs and methodological ambiguities
  • Conclusion : the political economy of expertise
  • Appendix : validity and reliability issues.

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