Rulemaking : how government agencies write law and make policy / Cornelius M. Kerwin, Scott R. Furlong.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The substance of rules and the reasons for rulemaking -- The process of rulemaking -- Issues and contradictions -- The management of rulemaking -- Participation in rulemaking -- Oversight of rulemaking -- Rulemaking: theories and reform proposals.

Rulemaking is the single most important function performed by government agencies. While Congress and the president provide the general framework for the government{u2019}s mission, rulemaking fills in the details that define the law and delineate how each agency carries out its responsibilities. Cornelius Kerwin, and new co-author Scott Furlong, update this highly regarded text with new data, fresh analysis of interest groups{u2019} participation in rulemaking, as well as coverage of the Obama administration{u2019}s early actions, from executive orders and key personnel to agencies{u2019} responses to changes. An invaluable and accessible guide to this intensely political process, Rulemaking contains the most current scholarship on a crucial yet understudied subject.