| Democracy and the Origins of the American Regulatory State Contributor(s): Decanio, Samuel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300198787 ISBN-13: 9780300198782 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $38.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 328.73 |
| LCCN: 2015933606 |
| Series: Institution for Social and Policy St |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.00 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Political scientist Samuel DeCanio examines how political elites used high levels of voter ignorance to create a new type of regulatory state with lasting implications for American politics. Focusing on the expansion of bureaucratic authority in late-nineteenth-century America, DeCanio's exhaustive archival research examines electoral politics, the Treasury Department's control over monetary policy, and the Interstate Commerce Commission's regulation of railroads to examine how conservative politicians created a new type of bureaucratic state to insulate policy decisions from popular control. |