Ghostwriting Legislation
How the Unelected Write State Policy
$307.50
- Hardcover
250 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2026
Summary
State legislators introduce more than 100,000 bills per year, and the resulting statutes that become law govern every aspect of life and business in those states. But who exactly writes these laws?
In Ghostwriting Legislation, Mary Kroeger delves into the central and often-overlooked role that interest groups, think tanks, companies, and bureaucrats play in writing state law. While legislators are not expected to draft and pass legislation without the input of outside actors,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781009710138 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1009710133 |
| Author: | Mary Kroeger |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 250 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in American Legislatures |
About The Author
Mary Kroeger
Mary Kroeger is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on US state politics, American political institutions, bureaucratic-legislative interactions, and policy diffusion. She has been published in leading journals including the American Journal of Political Science and The Journal of Politics.
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