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Backdoor lawmaking : evading obstacles in the US Congress /

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"Backdoor Lawmaking reveals how members of the US Congress use the federal bureaucracy as a backdoor for policymaking. Lawmakers pressure agencies to make policy changes in order to avoid obstacles in the legislative process. The book uses records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ritchie, Melinda N. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
United States. > Congress > Rules and practice.
United States. > Congress
Policy sciences > United States.
Executive-legislative relations > United States.
Administrative agencies > United States.
Legislation > United States.
Government accountability > United States.
Bureaucracy > United States.
Sciences de la politique > États-Unis.
Relations exécutif-législatif > États-Unis.
Obligation de rendre compte (Administration publique) > États-Unis.
Bureaucratie > États-Unis.
Administrative agencies
Bureaucracy
Executive-legislative relations
Government accountability
Legislation
Parliamentary practice
Policy sciences
United States
Politics & government.
Politics and Government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Freedom of Information Act and the war against transparency
  • The nature of inter-branch policy communication
  • Misconceptions about inter-branch relations
  • The bureaucracy: Congress's backdoor to policy influence
  • Back-channel representation
  • Congressional access and influence in the bureaucracy.