How Policy Shapes Politics: Rights, Courts, Litigation, and the Struggle Over Injury Compensation (Studies in Postwar American Political Development)

Synopsis

The 'global Rise Of Judicial Power' Has Been Called One Of The Most Significant Developments In Late Twentieth And Early Twenty-first-century Politics. In This Book, Jeb Barnes And Thomas F. Burke Examine The Political Consequences Of 'judicialization' - The Growing Reliance On Courts, Rights And Litigation In Public Policy - By Analyzing The Field Of Injury Compensation, In Which Judicialized And Bureaucratized Programmes Operate Side-by-side. Introduction -- Congressional Hearings And The Politics Of Adversarial And Bureaucratic Legalism -- Social Security Disability Insurance : The Politics Of Bureaucratic Legalism -- Asbestos Injury Compensation : The Politics Of Adversarial Legalism And Layered Policies -- Vaccine Injury Compensation : Shifting Policies, Shifting Politics -- Conclusion. Jeb Barnes And Thomas F. Burke. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 231-248) And Index.