Authorizing Policy - Brossura

Hall, Thad

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0814253210 ISBN 13: 9780814253212

Casa editrice: Ohio State Univ Pr, 2004

Riassunto

Studies of federal policy agendas seeking to explain why laws pass and why policies change typically look to the political environment, focusing on the media, congressional hearings, presidential addresses, and preferences of legislators as agents of change. However, since World War II, Congress has used simple procedure-short-term authorizations-to control the timing of policy change across the spectrum of federal policy. This book examines how short-term authorizations create periods of policy stability, when implementation can occur, by allowing policies to be reconsidered only when an authorization expires. This simple procedural mechanism allows Congress to state when certain aspects of a law-such as authorizations of appropriations-will expire. By doing this, Congress creates a schedule for when a given policy will be considered and systematically steers the management of public programs by changing the resources and tools available to policy implementers. Understanding short-term authorizations may force a reexamination of existing theories of the policy process and congressional activity. Reauthorization politics may well shape member activities (e.g., the timing of bill introductions) as well as interest group activities (e.g., the timing of coalition formation). Reauthorizations also affect the behavior of agencies, which must be responsive to these legislative changes. Thad Hall is assistant professor of political science at the University of Utah.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Ohio State Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0814253210
• ISBN 13: 9780814253212
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 164