Problems in U. S. Standard-Setting: The Implications of the Shift to Control Functions

Authors

• Melvin J. Dubnick, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow
• Lafayette Walker, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

Abstract

Standard-setting in the U.S. has shifted from primarily comparative and integrative roles to control functions, driven by societal needs for safety and health protection. Historically rooted in commerce and industry, government standards now face challenges in development and enforcement, with debates focusing on procedural issues, effectiveness, and the evolving role of standards in complex, large-scale social and economic systems.

Department

Political Science

Publication Date

3-1-1979

Publication Title

MIDWEST REVIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Publisher

Sage

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/027507407901300103

Recommended Citation

Dubnick, Melvin J. and Lafayette Walker, “Problems in U.S. Standard-Setting: The Implications of the Shift to Control Functions,” MIDWEST REVIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 13 (1, March), 1979: 25-49.