Reputation and power : organizational image and pharmaceutical regulation at the FDA / Daniel Carpenter.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2010], ©2010.

xx, 802 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Introduction: The gatekeeper -- Reputation and regulatory power -- Reputation and gatekeeping authority : the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 and its aftermath -- The ambiguous emergence of American pharmaceutical regulation, 1944-1961 -- Reputation and power crystallized : thalidomide, Frances Kelsey, and phased experiment, 1961-1966 -- Reputation and power institutionalized : scientific networks, congressional hearings, and judicial affirmations, 1963-1986 -- Reputation and power contested : emboldened audiences in cancer and AIDS, 1977-1992 -- Reputation and the organizational politics of new drug review -- The governance of research and development : gatekeeping power, conceptual guidance, and regulation by satellite -- The other side of the gate : reputation, power, and post-market regulation -- The détenté of firm and regulator -- American pharmaceutical regulations in international context : audiences, comparisons, and dependencies -- Conclusion: A reputation in brief.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [753]-757) and index.