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

Main Author: Esterling, Kevin M.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2004.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10356841
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.