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The political economy of expertise : information and efficiency in American national politics /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Esterling, Kevin M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2004.
Subjects:
Pressure groups > United States.
Policy sciences.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.