Structuring Administrative Discretion
The Pursuit of Rationality and Responsiveness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6231353 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William F West (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 340 |
| Publication date | 1984-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2110876 |
| OpenAlex | W2326898828 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article describes and analyzes three important developments in the process of regulatory administration over the past fifteen years. Efforts to structure agency discretion have been intended to mitigate the dilemma caused by the continuing growth of delegated policymaking authority. Considered together, they have been designed to promote the traditional, though inconsistent, goals of rational and responsive agency decision making
Administration (probate law · Agency (philosophy · Business · Dilemma · Discretion · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Rationality · Social science · Sociology · Structuring · Computer Science · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Regulation and Compliance Studies
Administrative lobbying and the bureaucratic revolving door
Sweet-Talking the Fourth Branch
Tribal coalitions and lobbying outcomes
Administrative Practice and the Waning Promise of Professionalism for Public Administration
Presidential Power and Republican Government
Governing in Bureaucracies
The Implications of Loper Bright for Bureaucratic Human Capital
Regulatory Analysis Procedures and Political Influence on Bureaucratic Policymaking
Formal Procedures, Informal Processes, Accountability, and Responsiveness in Bureaucratic Policy Making
Diverse Lobbying Coalitions and Influence in Notice‐and‐Comment Rulemaking
Policy Implementation and the Environmental Protection Agency
Neutral Competence and Political Responsiveness
Bureaucratic Discretion, Agency Structure,and Democratic Responsiveness
The enactment of public participation in rulemaking
Discretion as a Factor in Corruption
At the Crossroads of Policymaking
A Comparative Analysis of Rulemaking Provisions in State Administrative Procedure Acts
Coalitional Lobbying and Intersectional Representation in American Rulemaking
The zero-sum society
Policy and Administration
Congress, keystone of the Washington establishment
Public Administration and the Public Interest
The Forms and Limits of Adjudication
Crisis and Legitimacy in the Administrative Process
Productivity
Administrative Decentralization and Political Power
The Implementation of Public Policy
The Public-Interest Movement and the American Reform Tradition
Bureaucracy and Constitutionalism
Emerging Conflicts in the Doctrines of Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,46 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2026 (40) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |