According to Cornelius Kerwin, “Rulemaking is the most important function performed by government agencies…Rulemaking refines and, in some cases, defines the mission of each government agency. In doing so, it provides guidance and content on budgeting, program implementation, procurement, personnel management, dispute resolution, and other important government activities” (Preface XI). This is the basis of the Rulemaking book. The whole text mainly revolves around this statement. Throughout the book, Kerwin's central theme is that rulemaking is the most important function any government agency has. Like other administrative law works, it explains how these agencies, with regulatory powers, interpret legislation and develop policies. This book also expands the study of rulemaking by providing examples through cases, studies, numerous government documents, and interviews with policymakers. . Keeping track of information and chapters is really easy. The book is illustrated with clear tables, graphs and figures. Each chapter is clearly defined and tables/figures are clearly indicated after the table of contents. Delving deeper into the layout of the book, the author chose a very “normal” approach to organizing the chapters. This process being to state, explain and elaborate. It analyzes rulemaking management at three levels: presidential, agency, and individual rulemaking. Kerwin starts strong with rulemaking background, rulemaking definitions, history, categories, and reasoning. Logically, he continues with “The Rule-Making Process,” followed by “Problems and Contradictions” in chapter three. It moves to the management of r...... middle of paper ......g. It also introduces the reader to the APA (Administrative Procedure Act), obviously one of the most important aspects of administrative law today. Chapter 3 introduces you to current issues (according to the book) in rulemaking. It addresses issues of public participation, quantity/quality of rules emanating from Congress and agencies, and oversight. Finally, Chapter 7 is a thought-provoking theoretical chapter that discusses what is needed in future research. Overall, the Rulemaking book was a simple and informative book. read. It was not as dry as most administrative texts and was not loaded with case after case written in legalese and complicated to follow. Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 7 will give you all the understanding you need of the text. The reader is strongly recommended to go through the other three chapters and read all the cases/interviews contained in.