Administrative Law for Public Managers

by David H. Rosenbloom

This book focuses on the essentials that public administration students and public managers should know about administrative law―why we have administrative law, the constitutional structure for and constraints on public administration, and administrative law’s formats for rulemaking, adjudication, enforcement, transparency, and judicial and legislative review of administrative activity. Author David Rosenbloom views administrative law from the perspectives of administrative practice, rather than lawyering, with an emphasis on how various administrative law provisions promote their underlying goals of improving the fit between public administration and US democratic-constitutionalism. Organized around federal administrative law while including material on state practices where appropriate, the book explains the essentials of administrative law clearly and accurately, in non-technical terms, and in sufficient depth to provide readers with a sophisticated, lasting understanding of the subject matter. This thoroughly revised third edition Written in a reader-friendly style, Administrative Law for Public Managers, 3rd Edition is an ideal introduction to the subject for students in public administration, public policy, American government, law and practicing public managers alike.

268 pages, Hardcover

First published January 3, 2003

Reviews

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Administrative law has been a glaring hole in my education and thus was a good intro to it.

[Chris Cole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rosenbloom does a great job synthesizing the concepts of administrative law and weaving them into a coherent overview of the field.

Great read for public administrators looking for a ground-level understanding of the role that administrative law plays in public management.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Academic, but really helpful for understanding public administration.

[Steven Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Public managers should know something about administrative law as a survival strategy. This volume, authored by the well known scholar David Rosenbloom, is a useful tool for public managers. He covers key issues in administrative law in a manner that provides guidance for public managers. A rich resource and well worth perusing.