Simpler: The Future of Government

Library JournalA manifesto from Sunstein, who radically streamlined regulations as administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (he even flattened the food pyramid) and caused no little controversy.




Publishers WeeklyNot bigger or smaller government, but cheaper, smarter, better government is the message of this modest yet far-reaching manifesto on regulatory policy. Bestselling Harvard law professor Sunstein (coauthor of Nudge) recounts his stint as the Obama administration's chief of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), where he helped implement regulations that cut power-plant pollution, mandated disclosure of airline and credit card fees, and improved auto fuel mileage standards while abolishing ill-considered or absurd rules.