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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.
'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 'This book is extraordinary in the level of intellectual creativity and multi-disciplinary innovation it brings to the study of administrative law. Stiglitz sets forth a powerful new interpretation of the interrelations between reason, law, and government power.' Nicholas R. Parrillo, Townsend Professor of Law, Yale University 'It is a rare book that changes how we understand institutions, but the Reasoning State does exactly that. Stiglitz makes an utterly convincing case that one of the central justifications of the administrative state is its long-overlooked capacity to provide credible and trustworthy decisions. In doing so, he helps reframe how we should think about bureaucracy and charts a course for revitalizing it in the future.' Wendy Wagner, Richard Dale Endowed Chair, University of Texas School of Law
