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INTERVENOR FUNDING AT THE FTC: BIOPSY OR AUTOPSY?
Author(s) -
Mayer Robert N.,
Scammon Debra L.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1983.tb00736.x
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , commission , government (linguistics) , public administration , political science , international agency , public relations , business , medicine , law , sociology , social science , linguistics , philosophy , cancer
Intervenor funding, an innovative method for encouraging public participation in government rule‐making, is examined by focusing on the experience of the Federal Trade Commission. The paper reviews the program's goals, the arguments of critics, and the perceptions of individuals and groups who applied for intervenor funding. The program's effects on both agency decision‐making and on the applicants themselves are evaluated.