Book · 2012 · LAW / Constitutional
Creating the administrative constitution
Why people recommend it
Creating the administrative constitution by Jerry L. Mashaw is a scholarly exploration of the historical development and legal foundations of the American administrative state. On an episode of The Ezra Klein Show titled ‘A Sword and a Shield’: How the Supreme Court Supercharged Trump’s Power, broadcast on December 17, 2024, Jillian Meer recommended this work during a discussion about judicial power and the regulatory apparatus. Meer told listeners that Jerry Mashaw's text is a foundational book that she would strongly suggest reading for anyone seeking to understand the subject. She noted that it belongs to an early line of legal and historical cases that investigate the origins of federal governance. Furthermore, Meer explained that the volume carefully traces out all of the various ways in which the United States developed a robust and deeply functioning administrative state throughout the first one hundred years following the ratification of the Constitution. Her endorsement highlighted the importance of looking back at early American history to recognize that administrative governance is not a modern invention but rather a deeply rooted component of the nation's institutional architecture from its earliest decades.
Who recommended it
- Jillian Meer Recommended
Jillian Meer — 1 mention
“the first book that I'd recommend is one by Jerry mashaw called creating the administrative Constitution it was one of the first in this line of cases looking historically and traces out all of the ways in which we had a robust and developing administrative state in the first 100 years after the Constitution was adopted”