Comparative administrative law
By: edited by Susan Rose-Ackerman and Peter L. Lindseth
Series: Research handbooks in comparative law
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 668
ISBN-13: 9781848446359; 9781848446427
Subjects: Administrative law
Description: This research handbook is a comprehensive overview of the field of comparative administrative law. The specially commissioned chapters in this landmark volume represent a broad, multi-method approach combining perspectives from history and social science with more strictly legal analyses. Comparisons of the United States, continental Europe, and the British Commonwealth are complemented by contributions that focus on Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The work aims to stimulate comparative research on public law, reaching across countries and scholarly disciplines.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Historical perspectives; title: Constitutional structure and administrative law; title: Administrative independence; title: Transparency, procedure, and administrative policy-making; title: Administrative litigation and administrative law; title: Administrative law and the boundaries of the state.