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The political economy of expertise : information and efficiency in American national politics / Kevin M. Esterling.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Esterling, Kevin M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pressure groups--United States.
- Pressure groups.
- United States.
- Policy sciences.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2004.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- 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. More than mere touts for the interests of Washington insiders, these groups encourage Congress to enact policies that are likely to succeed while avoiding those that have too great of a risk of failure. The surprising result is greater legislative efficiency. The Political Economy of Expertise illustrates that this system actually favors effective and informed decision-making, thereby increasing the likelihood that new policies-will benefit the American public.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and (pages 259-275) and indexes.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472023905
- 0472113984
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.17547
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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