Crisis and Legitimacy: The Administrative Process and American Government

by James O. Freedman

Book Overview

One of the most striking developments in American history has been the steady growth in the administrative process, to the point that the regulatory agencies of the federal government now affect the lives of more citizens more pervasively than the courts and possibly the Congress. In virtually every relevant respect, the administrative process has become a fourth branch of government, comparable in the scope of its authority and the impact of its...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521293804
• ISBN13: 9780521293808
• Release Date: May 1980
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"