ENVI 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Rulemaking
26 Mar 2017
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Key to answering this is to identify: for home the benefits/costs toll. Key to answering what to expect empirically: who is the principle actor". Point-of-emphasis: congress is the most important and powerful actor in the federal government-therefore the principal. President is (probably) more important in certain areas like defense, national security. But, congress has the 30520 and the constitutional authority to pass laws. Anything not granted to the president or congress by congress must come constitutionally. Bureaucracy (agencies) implement policy and therefore are the agents of congress. Since all 535 members of congress cant all oversee everything simultaneously, Congress relies on committees to conduct oversight and become policy experts. Engaging in ex ante, proactive oversight by congress for congress is: Engaging in ex post, reactive oversight by congress for congress is: Low cost to congress (bureaucracy bears all costs, interest groups will pull fire alarm when necessary) High benefit to congress ( good policy", moderate outcomes, political cover-running against bureaucracy)
