The War Against Regulation

The War Against Regulation
Author: Phillip J. Cooper
Publisher: Studies in Government and Public Policy
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2009
Genre: History
ISBN:

A concise survey and analysis of presidential attempts over the last thirty years--by Democrats and Republicans alike--to dismantle the regulatory state that first appeared under FDR. Argues that the war against regulation failed and that its excesses remind us of the value and proper role of regulation in American government.

What Role for Government?

What Role for Government?
Author: Richard Zeckhauser
Publisher: Duke Press Policy Studies
Total Pages: 384
Release: 1983
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

The vital debates on government today are concerned with its social role, its participation in the economy, and its redistributive responsibilities. These functions, not defined in the Constitution, reflect the evolution of society and its values and the powerful but jerky hand of the political process.