Democracy and the Origins of the American Regulatory State
Author | : Samuel DeCanio |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2015-10-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300216318 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300216319 |
Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Download or read book Democracy and the Origins of the American Regulatory State written by Samuel DeCanio and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political scientist Samuel DeCanio examines how political elites used high levels of voter ignorance to create a new type of regulatory state with lasting implications for American politics. Focusing on the expansion of bureaucratic authority in late-nineteenth-century America, DeCanio’s exhaustive archival research examines electoral politics, the Treasury Department’s control over monetary policy, and the Interstate Commerce Commission’s regulation of railroads to examine how conservative politicians created a new type of bureaucratic state to insulate policy decisions from popular control.