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Title:
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RULEMAKING, DEMOCRACY, AND DIGITIZATION IN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES |
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Author(s):
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John M. De Figueiredo |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-78-2 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2009 |
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Edition:
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2 |
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Keywords:
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E-rulemaking, administrative law, regulation, telecommunications. |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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18 |
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Last Page:
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22 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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E-rulemaking has held out the promise of enhancing political processes through increased citizen participation, deeper
deliberation, and better policy outcomes. This paper examines data over five years at the Federal Communications
Commission on electronic filing of comments by interest groups, firms, and citizens, to see whether the hypothesized
democratization of the rulemaking process has occurred. It argues there has been a noticeable increase in participation.
However, the paper finds less evidence to support the claims of deeper deliberation and better policy outcomes. The
paper concludes suggesting how regulators might beneficially act in the presence of electronic filing and where the
research agenda might next tread. |
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