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 includes:
- Separate chapters on the constitutional frameworks for administrative authority and individual constitutional rights in the contemporary administrative state
- Inclusion of newer court decisions and examples throughout the text
- Treatment of Donald J. Trump’s presidency and President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s first year in office
- Greater attention to guidance documents, administrative "dark matter," and the Congressional Review Act
- Thorough updating and refreshing of the text, suggested additional readings, and chapter discussion questions.
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.
1. What is Administrative Law?
2. Constitutional Structure and Public Administration
3. Individuals’ Constitutional Rights in Administrative Encounters
4. Administrative Rulemaking
5. Evidentiary Adjudication and Enforcement
6. Transparency
7. Judicial and Legislative Review of Administrative Action
8. Staying Current
Biography
David H. Rosenbloom is Distinguished Professor of Public Administration at American University. He specializes in constitutional-administrative law, administrative theory, history, and reform. His research has been cited for authority in two U.S. Supreme Court cases and identified as the most co-cited work on American law and public administration in five top-level public administration journals in 1999-2019. Rosenbloom is a Fellow in the National Academy of Public Administration. His numerous awards include the Gaus Award for exemplary scholarship in political science and public administration, Waldo Award for outstanding contributions to the literature and leadership of public administration, Levine Award for excellence in public administration and a Brownlow Award for his book, Building a Legislative-Centered Public Administration. His introductory textbook, Public Administration, 9th Edition, co-authored by Robert Kravchuk and Richard Clerkin, is published with Routledge in 2022.
"Experts in public administration and in administrative law study similar things, but often they don’t speak the same language. David Rosenbloom is fluent in both languages, and I heartily recommend this new edition to all in both fields. It is comprehensive, refreshingly accessible, and shows a profound understanding of how government works and needs to work better." - Jeffrey S. Lubbers, Washington College of Law, American University, USA
“Rosenbloom gives public managers an essential tool for democratic governance: a concise roadmap to their role in preserving the rule of law. The public has less trust in government. Public managers need this comprehensive introduction to constitutional and administrative law, because law underpins the ethics and values of public administration." - · Lisa Blomgren Amsler, Indiana University, USA
