Converse, Jean, SURVEY RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES, Univ of CA Press, 1987-- Traces the development of the survey from the 1890s to the 1960s, describes its origins as a tool of academic research, its growth during WWII, and its emergence as a legitimate, scientifically accepted field. 564 pages
Hasin, Bernice Rothman, CONSUMERS, COMMISSIONS, AND CONGRESS, Transaction Books, 1987--An analysis of law, theory and the Federal Trade Commission from 1968 to 1985. Examines the appropriate role of economic regulation in our society. 236 pages
Hawkins, Keith & Thomas, John, MAKING REGULATORY POLICY, Univ of Pittsburgh Press 1989--Combines detailed case studies with theoretical discussions drawing upon legal concepts, organizational analysis and behavioral theory. 282 pages
Hummel, Ralph, THE BUREAUCRATIC EXPERIENCE: Third Edition, St. Martin's, 1987--A head-on attack against bureaucracy. Shows how the ends and means of bureaucracy and society are antithetical, and analyzes the 5 ways in which bureaucratic life differs from ordinary life. 285 pages
Jansen, Robert B., ABC’S OF BUREAUCRACY, Nelson Hall, Chicago, 1978, Addressed to those who would become accomplished bureaucrats, herein are the lessons through which one learns to orchestrate the system’s movements, to play its instruments and to suffer its discordant stains. Virtues of the bureaucracy are outlined and an incisive, irreverent and humorous view of bureaulings and their motivations is provided. 228 pages
MacManus, Susan, DOING BUSINESS WITH GOVERNMENT, Paragon Pub. Explains government purchasing practices. 429 pages
Pertschuk, Michael, REVOLT AGAINST REGULATION, Univ of CA Press, 1982--The former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission reveals what it was like to take on American corporations in the name of the consumer. 165 pages
Rogers, Helen, TAKING A STAND ON REGULATION, Wellington, CA 1991--Q & A format; discusses regulation in the context of jobs, industry and health and examines the effect on the economy. 92 pages
Rottenberg, Simon, OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE AND REGULATION, American Enterprise Institute, 1980--The proceedings of a 1980 conference addressing the impact of licensure on professions, the role of the FTC on licensing, and related topics. 354 pages