The Political Economy of Expertise

The Political Economy of Expertise

Author: Kevin Esterling

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2004-10-04

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 0472030647

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Esterling (U. of California, Riverside) examines the influence of policy research and public-interest expertise in lobbying and legislation. Organized interest groups pressure Congress to base public policy on academic policy research and analysis for their own purposes. However, countering prior theories that posit the opposite, Esterling argues t