Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-176) and index.
Contents
Courts and public policy -- The legitimacy of courts as policy-making forums -- The capacity of courts as policy-making forums -- School desegregation : federal judicial power and social change -- Education financing : judicial policy-making in state courts -- Prison reform litigation : judicial power and institutional administration -- Abortion : the judiciary's interactions with other political actors -- Tort law : the cumulative policy consequences of litigation -- Judicial policy-making : a concluding note.
