Screen LibraryControlling administrative power : an historical comparison /
"This wide-ranging comparative account of the legal regimes for controlling administrative power in England, the USA and Australia argues that differences and similarities between control regimes may be partly explained by the constitutional structures of the systems of government in which they...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This wide-ranging comparative account of the legal regimes for controlling administrative power in England, the USA and Australia argues that differences and similarities between control regimes may be partly explained by the constitutional structures of the systems of government in which they are embedded. It applies social-scientific and historical methods to the comparative study of law and legal systems in a novel and innovative way, and combines accounts of long-term and large-scale patterns of power distribution with detailed analysis of features of administrative law and the administ |
| Carrier Form: | xxiii, 583 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-565) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107146358 (hardback) : 1107146356 (hardback) 9781316601501 (paperback) 1316601501 (paperback) 9781316560495 (PDF ebook) 131656049X (PDF ebook) |
| Index Number: | K3400 |
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D956.121 D961.121 |
| Call Number: | D961.121/C221 |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction: concepts and methodology -- 2. The English system of government -- 3. The US system of government -- 4. The Australian system of government -- 5. The development and institutional structure of control regimes -- 6. Administrative interpretation -- 7. Administrative fact-finding and policy-making -- 8. Administrative rule-making -- 9. Administrative adjudication -- 10. Private law controls -- 11. Controlling information -- 12. The New Public Management -- 13. Controlling the controllers -- 14. Concluding reflections on methodology and themes. |