The Carter Administration and Regulatory Reform
Searching for the Right Way
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6183181 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James E Anderson (0000-0002-7470-4532) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 121-146 |
| Publication date | 1991-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Congress & the Presidency (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-3469 • E-ISSN: 1944-1053 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19441053.1991.11770782 |
| OpenAlex | W2523949245 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
The Carter administration’s regulatory reform program comprised three interrelated segments: deregulation legislation, regulatory procedural reform legislation, and improved presidential supervision and control of the regulatory agencies. This article is concerned with the administration’s efforts to devise structures and procedures to enhance the president’s ability to coordinate the regulatory agencies and hold down the costs of regulation. The administration’s search for a satisfactory solution was complicated by a division within its ranks. Executive Office of the President staff personnel, dominated by economists and economic thinking, favored stronger control, especially to reduce the economic costs of regulation. The regulatory agencies, on the other hand, were headed by firm believers in the need for regulation, who resisted the imposition of restrictions. Carter administration officials were never able to resolve satisfactorily this conflict. The successor Reagan Administration benefited from the Carter experience in devising its regulatory management program. The article draws heavily on documents in the Jimmy Carter Library
Administration (probate law · Business · Deregulation · Economics · Executive branch · Legislation · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Regulatory affairs · Regulatory authority · Regulatory reform · Successor cardinal · Law · Public Administration · Research, Science, and Academia · Russia and Soviet political economy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2018 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |