Scott R. Furlong

Rulemaking refines, and in some instances defines, the mission of every government agency and affects the lives and activities of all citizens and often non-citizens. It provides directions and content for budgeting, program implementation, procurement, personnel management, dispute resolution, and other important government activities. In this substantially updated sixth edition, authors Kerwin and Furlong continue to offer the most comprehensive and accessible exploration of the most critical source of law and policy in the United States today. As they demonstrate, anyone interested in developing a sophisticated understanding of the operation of our political system or any aspect of the public policy process must develop a working knowledge of rulemaking. New to the sixth edition:New examples and case studies incorporated throughout the text, including a thorough examination of West Virginia v. EPA to introduce the concept of rulemakingNew material that updates coverage of the Trump I and Biden presidencies, as well as the landmark Supreme Court decision in Loper Industries v. Raimondo that repudiates the Chevron Doctrine and calls for greater direction from Congress in delegations of rulemaking authorityA significantly reformulated chapter on Measures of Rulemaking Success from a policy analysis perspective with discussion on efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and more. It also addresses expectations that various stakeholders have for rulemaking, including quality, volume, timeliness, effectiveness, efficiency, and equityAdditional analysis of the use of alternatives to conventional rulemaking, including executive orders and related presidential communications and guidance documents of various sorts exploring the positive and negative effects of executive orders and presidential memoranda, guidance documents, technical corrections, and so-called “Dear Colleague” lettersAn entirely new chapter, Information, that focuses on the different forms of information agencies need to write rules. The categories include information on the law, policy, implementation, impact, public participation, and management. In addition to defining and distinguishing these types, the authors cover the sources agencies rely on to secure each type of informationA significantly reformulated concluding chapter that continues to develop a theory of rulemaking and considers the influences on rulemaking and serious attempts at rulemaking reform from scholars, organizations, and institutions whose mission is the advancement of better governmentThe breadth of the authors’ approach makes Rulemaking an essential primary text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on public policy, public administration, and political science. It also serves as an important supplementary text for related courses in schools of law and business.

Rulemaking refines, and in some instances defines, the mission of every government agency and affects the lives and activities of all citizens and often non-citizens. It provides directions and content for budgeting, program implementation, procurement, personnel management, dispute resolution, and other important government activities. In this substantially updated sixth edition, authors Kerwin and Furlong continue to offer the most comprehensive and accessible exploration of the most critical source of law and policy in the United States today. As they demonstrate, anyone interested in developing a sophisticated understanding of the operation of our political system or any aspect of the public policy process must develop a working knowledge of rulemaking. New to the sixth edition:New examples and case studies incorporated throughout the text, including a thorough examination of West Virginia v. EPA to introduce the concept of rulemakingNew material that updates coverage of the Trump I and Biden presidencies, as well as the landmark Supreme Court decision in Loper Industries v. Raimondo that repudiates the Chevron Doctrine and calls for greater direction from Congress in delegations of rulemaking authorityA significantly reformulated chapter on Measures of Rulemaking Success from a policy analysis perspective with discussion on efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and more. It also addresses expectations that various stakeholders have for rulemaking, including quality, volume, timeliness, effectiveness, efficiency, and equityAdditional analysis of the use of alternatives to conventional rulemaking, including executive orders and related presidential communications and guidance documents of various sorts exploring the positive and negative effects of executive orders and presidential memoranda, guidance documents, technical corrections, and so-called “Dear Colleague” lettersAn entirely new chapter, Information, that focuses on the different forms of information agencies need to write rules. The categories include information on the law, policy, implementation, impact, public participation, and management. In addition to defining and distinguishing these types, the authors cover the sources agencies rely on to secure each type of informationA significantly reformulated concluding chapter that continues to develop a theory of rulemaking and considers the influences on rulemaking and serious attempts at rulemaking reform from scholars, organizations, and institutions whose mission is the advancement of better governmentThe breadth of the authors’ approach makes Rulemaking an essential primary text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on public policy, public administration, and political science. It also serves as an important supplementary text for related courses in schools of law and business.

With the right information, we can develop public policies that work better. All too often, public policy textbooks offer a basic grounding in the policy process without the benefit of integrating the use of policy analysis. Michael E. Kraft and Scott R. Furlong take a different tack. Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, Seventh Edition helps students understand how and why policy analysis is used to assess policy alternatives. The text encourages them to not only question the assumptions of policy analyst, but also recognize how these strategies are used in the support of political arguments. The authors introduce and fully integrate an evaluative approach to policy to encourage critical and creative thinking on issues ranging from health care to climate change. From a concise review of institutions, policy actors, and major theoretical models to a discussion of the nature of policy analysis and its practice, Kraft and Furlong show students how to employ evaluative criteria in six substantive policy areas. Students come away with the analytic tools they need to understand that the motivations of policy actors--both within and outside of government--influence a complex yet comprehensible policy agenda.

"Rulemaking’s logic was transparent and intuitive—a wonderful review of rule-making." —Paul Pavlich, Southern Oregon University In this thought-provoking new edition of their highly regarded text, authors Kerwin and Furlong help students grasp the dynamics of today’s American politics by showing them how rulemaking remains an elemental part of our government system. Rulemaking, Fifth Edition, brings concepts to life with the inclusion of new data, a fresh analysis of interest group participation, and new coverage of the Trump administration’s actions from executive orders and key personnel to agencies’ responses to changes. An invaluable and accessible guide to an intensely political process, this much-anticipated edition contains the most current scholarship on a crucial yet understudied subject. New to the Fifth Edition New scholarship from the past five to six years provides readers with the latest research and analysis in rulemaking. Updated information on the Obama administration and the beginning of the Trump Administration puts rulemaking in context and demonstrates how different administrations use this tool. New tables and charts reflect the most recent data available to better illustrate the trends and patterns of rulemaking.