The Reasoning State

Edward H. Stiglitz is the Associate Dean for Faculty Research and a Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. His research has appeared in leading law and social science journals, and he co-authored The Reputational Premium: A Theory of Party Identification and Policy Reasoning (with Paul M. Sniderman, 2012). He holds a JD and PhD from Stanford University.

• 1. Introduction: The reasoning state; 2. Reasoning and distrust: State architecture in complex societies; 3. Instruments of credible reasoning: The role of administrative law; 4. The reform era: Rise of the reasoning state; 5. The reasoning constraint; 6. Reasoning dividends; 7. Diagnosing the administrative state; 8. Lessons applied; Index.

'In this important new book, Jed Stiglitz develops a novel new theory about the foundations of the administrative state. He turns our attention from the classic view that broad delegation to agencies is warranted because agencies are experts toward a focus on agencies' responsibility for 'credible reasoning' in administrative decision-making. The Reasoning State will fuel vital debates about the constitutional status of agencies and contemporary administrative law.' Daniel B. Rodriguez, Harold Washington Professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law