Public Administration and Expertise in Democratic Governments: Comparative Public Law in the Twenty-First Century

This work explores challenges confronting public law and public administration in contemporary democracies. It examines the role of courts and argues for new forms of public participation incorporating democratic values into executive-branch policymaking. It compares the US with democracies such as Germany, France, Canada, and Latin America.

Susan Rose-Ackerman is Henry R. Luce Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, Yale University. She has published widely on comparative administrative law and the political economy of corruption.