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GOVT202
The Administrative State
GOVT202 SP
Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:00:17 EDT 1997
)
Section Limit Enrollment Available
01 36 0 36
The rise of the administrative state is one of the principal
challenges to contemporary democratic politics. The
challenge is both ideological and institutional. It is
ideological in that some insist democracy is ill-suited to a
complex industrial society, and that such societies are
best managed by experts and technicians. It is institutional
in that faith in democracy is not sufficient to guarantee
bureaucratic accountability. Something more is needed.
What this "something" is will be explored in the context of
American national government, with particular emphasis on
the evolution of federal bureaucracies, their role in
shaping public policy and past and present effort to ensure
their political accountability.
MAJOR READINGS
Selections from professional journals,
including law reviews, as well as relevant statutory and
case law and commentaries thereon.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
A midterm and a research
project.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS GOVT
Prerequisites:
GOVT151
- Section 01
- Murphy, R
- Times: .T.T... 1:10PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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