The Fourth Branch: Reconstructing the Administrative State for the Commercial Republic (Studies in Government and Public Policy)

The Fourth Branch is a groundbreaking book that confronts the accumulating derangements in the American constitutional system and offers a bold solution to reform the administrative state for the betterment of governance.

With a powerful theory of regime design, this book provides a comprehensive account of historical development and offers a fresh perspective on how to accommodate a fourth branch in the existing constitutional structure.

By stressing that neither abandoning nor more deeply constitutionalizing or democratizing the administrative state is sufficient to legitimize its power, Cook argues for a decisive response in the form of a constitutional redesign.

This book is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of American democratic republic and seeking a lasting way forward.