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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-13
9780300198782
eBay Product ID (ePID)
220644412
Product Key Features
Author
Samuel Decanio
Publication Name
Democracy and the Origins of the American Regulatory State
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, Politics
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
238mm
Item Width
160mm
Item Weight
462g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Samuel Decanio
Series Title
The Institution for Social and Policy Studies
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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