Rulemaking : How Government Agencies Write Law and Make Policy

Rulemaking may be unfamiliar to most but it is a vital area of lawmaking. Kerwin uses examples, such as the EPA's implementation of the Clean Air Act, to illustrate this important stage in the policymaking process, including basic rulemaking procedures and judicial consideration of rules.

Cornelius M. Kerwin is currently provost of American University and professor of public administration in American University's School of Public Affairs. He has been a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration since 1996 and was president of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration from 1998 to 1999. He has also worked as a consultant for several organizations, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Agriculture, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.