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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451654603321

Autore

Cox James H. <1963->

Titolo

Reviewing delegation [[electronic resource] ] : an analysis of the congressional reauthorization process / / James H. Cox

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2004

ISBN

1-281-11057-4

9786611110574

0-313-05734-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

328.73/07456

Soggetti

Legislative oversight - United States

Delegation of powers - United States

Bureaucracy - United States

Administrative agencies - United States - Decision making

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-153) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Understanding Congressional Control of the Bureaucracy; 2 Four Models of Agenda Control; 3 Toward a Tradeoff Explanation of Control; 4 The Authorization Process; 5 Case Studies of the Choice to Use Temporary Authorization; 6 Comparing the Success of Passing Reauthorization Legislation across Agencies; 7 A Quantitative Assessment of Transaction Cost Theory; 8 Conclusion; Appendix List of Federal Agencies Analyzed in Chapter 4; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Examines when Congress is more or less likely to reauthorize an agency or program as part of its larger attempts to retain control over policymaking.