Democracy and the Origins of the American Regulatory State

(Part of the The Institution for Social and Policy Studies Series)

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0300198787

ISBN13:9780300198782

Release Date:October 2015

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

History Law Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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Democracy and the Origins of the American Regulatory State

(Part of the The Institution for Social and Policy Studies Series)

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