Administrative Law / Edition 4

by Steven J. Cann

Overview

A textbook for an undergraduate course that presents a problem-solving approach within a framework that contrasts democracy with the administrative state, explained as one in which significant policy is made by insulated technocrats and bureaucrats. The third edition incorporates cases since 1997.

Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412913966
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/11/2005
Series:	Administrative Law (Sage Publications) Series
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	616
Product dimensions:	7.38(w) x 9.12(h) x (d)

About the Author

Steven J. Cann is a Full Professor, Prelaw Coordinator and Former Chairman of the Department of Political Science, at Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas. He has published in the area of substantive constitutional law, primarily in civil liberties. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Purdue University in 1977. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Kansas Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (Ks. ASPA). He served as the President of Ks. ASPA from 1999-2000. Dr. Cann has been certified as an expert witness in Kansas District Court. He is a three-time nominee for Who's Who Among America's Teachers.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: POLITICS, DEMOCRACY AND BUREAUCRACY
Democracy and Bureaucracy
Executive Control of Bureaucracy
Legislative Control of Bureaucracy
Control of Agencies by Default
The Courts and Administrative Law
PART TWO: THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS
The Government and Information
Informal Agency Activity
Rule-Making and Adjudication
PART THREE: SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES IN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
The Law of Public Employment
Due Process of Law in Other Contexts
Suing the Government
Summary and Conclusions

Editorial Reviews

In elucidating legal lingo and administrative law for majors and prelaw students, Cann provides the political, democratic, and bureaucratic framework for the administrative process and substantive legal issues. Includes a list of cases cited, chapter summaries of administrative law doctrines, an exercise to analyze the courts' suitability to administer control of the fourth branch of government, and the Title 5 Administrative Procedures Act. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

"Steven J. Cann proves that the study of administrative law need not be a dreary enterprise reserved only for boring bureaucrats and self-serving interest groups. Administrative Law, Third Edition is a lively text that students at all levels will find absorbing and relevant to the solution of many of the most difficult problems facing democratic government in the 21^st century."

Albert P. Melone

"It has useful insights to offer. Written by a political scientist, it aims to be accessible and avoid legalese. In this it succeeds."

Local Government Studies - Colin Crawford