Abstract
In the context of regulatory decisions, the political conflict between executive and legislative branches has been significant. The relative ideological stances and power resources of federal agencies and Congress determines regulation outcomes. In particular, when agencies earn sufficient political support from policy stakeholders by relying on procedural justice, they are able to secure the regulatory outcomes they desire without congressional intervention. Because legislators are highly concerned about their reelection prospects, policy stakeholders` political support is an important power resource for agencies. Legislators are likely to embrace regulatory decisions made by agencies supported by policy stakeholders even if they disregard congressional preferences. This article provides evidence for this proposition by reviewing media concentration regulation policies of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Highlights
Important policy values such as efficiency, effectiveness, and equity should guide regulatory decisions
Ideological conflict among political institutions has tended to determine the direction of regulatory decisions in recent decades
This article examines that relationship between policy stakeholder support and regulation outcomes in terms of executive-legislative conflict based on a case study of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Summary
Important policy values such as efficiency, effectiveness, and equity should guide regulatory decisions. The case of FCC is useful in examining the relative importance of procedural justice for policy stakeholders, especially when there is a serious ideological conflict between Congress and a federal agency.
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