Klappentext: All representative democracies must balance democratic accountability against the competent implementation of complex statutes. Achieving this balance in administrative law will be aided by drawing on insights from economics and political economy. This important volume collects the...

Comparative administrative law is emerging as a distinct field of inquiry after a period of neglect. To demonstrate this claim, the authors summarize their edited volume on the topic – a collection that aims to stimulate research across legal systems and scholarly disciplines. After a set of...

Corruption can arise in any bureaucracy with the authority to allocate benefits and impose costs. This paper articulates general economic principles that can help identify corrupt incentives and guide reform. It draws from models of bureaucratic behavior, especially the economic literature on...