• 1. Paths of policy making; 2. Choosing how to decide; 3. Transaction cost politics; 4. The decision to delegate; 5. Data and postwar trends; 6. Delegation and congressional-executive relations; 7. Delegation and legislative organization; 8. Delegation and issue areas; 9. Conclusion; Afterword on comparative institutions.

'This is an important book, simultaneously an original argument and a synthesis of a quarter-century of work on legislative-executive relations. Using a variety of tools, ranging from juicy examples and toy models to systematic empirical analysis and formal theory, Epstein and O'Halloran have crafted a persuasive approach to the analysis of policy making in separation-of-powers regimes. It will surely influence the next generation of work.' Kenneth A. Shepsle, Harvard University

• 1. Paths of policy making; 2. Choosing how to decide; 3. Transaction cost politics; 4. The decision to delegate; 5. Data and postwar trends; 6. Delegation and congressional-executive relations; 7. Delegation and legislative organization; 8. Delegation and issue areas; 9. Conclusion; Afterword on comparative institutions.

'This is an important book, simultaneously an original argument and a synthesis of a quarter-century of work on legislative-executive relations. Using a variety of tools, ranging from juicy examples and toy models to systematic empirical analysis and formal theory, Epstein and O'Halloran have crafted a persuasive approach to the analysis of policy making in separation-of-powers regimes. It will surely influence the next generation of work.' Kenneth A. Shepsle, Harvard University

• 1. Paths of policy making; 2. Choosing how to decide; 3. Transaction cost politics; 4. The decision to delegate; 5. Data and postwar trends; 6. Delegation and congressional-executive relations; 7. Delegation and legislative organization; 8. Delegation and issue areas; 9. Conclusion; Afterword on comparative institutions.

'This is an important book, simultaneously an original argument and a synthesis of a quarter-century of work on legislative-executive relations. Using a variety of tools, ranging from juicy examples and toy models to systematic empirical analysis and formal theory, Epstein and O'Halloran have crafted a persuasive approach to the analysis of policy making in separation-of-powers regimes. It will surely influence the next generation of work.' Kenneth A. Shepsle, Harvard University