David S Foster
Biographic Data
| ID | 4129368 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David S Foster |
| GIVEN NAMES | David S |
| FAMILY NAME | Foster |
| SIGNATURE | FOSTER D S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1205-0884 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Classical to Progressive Liberalism
Early support for expert policy making through administrative agencies was rooted in concerns over political power. In a context of formal universal male suffrage, late nineteenth-century liberals (typically well-educated, urban professionals) opposed policies to regulate business out of fear of working-class radicalism. Yet by the 1910s, liberals supported economic regulation—through administrative agencies. We use a formal model to show how pot…
Anticipating Unilateralism
Understanding unilateralism may require examining the conditions that precede and motivate the president's action. But if members of Congress can anticipate unilateral action, their failure to legislate cannot be explained by "gridlock intervals" in a standard spatial model. I argue instead that they may willingly surrender authority to the president to head off potential attacks from voters or interest groups. This helps to explain the president…
Steel Magnolias
A Government of Laws
Anticipating Unilateralism
Understanding unilateralism may require examining the conditions that precede and motivate the president's action. But if members of Congress can anticipate unilateral action, their failure to legislate cannot be explained by "gridlock intervals" in a standard spatial model. I argue instead that they may willingly surrender authority to the president to head off potential attacks from voters or interest groups. This helps to explain the president…
From Classical to Progressive Liberalism
Early support for expert policy making through administrative agencies was rooted in concerns over political power. In a context of formal universal male suffrage, late nineteenth-century liberals (typically well-educated, urban professionals) opposed policies to regulate business out of fear of working-class radicalism. Yet by the 1910s, liberals supported economic regulation—through administrative agencies. We use a formal model to show how pot…
A Government of Laws
Steel Magnolias
Anticipating Unilateralism
Understanding unilateralism may require examining the conditions that precede and motivate the president's action. But if members of Congress can anticipate unilateral action, their failure to legislate cannot be explained by "gridlock intervals" in a standard spatial model. I argue instead that they may willingly surrender authority to the president to head off potential attacks from voters or interest groups. This helps to explain the president…
From Classical to Progressive Liberalism
Early support for expert policy making through administrative agencies was rooted in concerns over political power. In a context of formal universal male suffrage, late nineteenth-century liberals (typically well-educated, urban professionals) opposed policies to regulate business out of fear of working-class radicalism. Yet by the 1910s, liberals supported economic regulation—through administrative agencies. We use a formal model to show how pot…
Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Law and economics (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Action (physics (1 work) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work)