Revision of author's disseration (doctoral - Brandeis University, 2010), issued under title: The politics of judicial retrenchment.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The politics of judicial retrenchment -- Changing the decisionmakers: from litigation to arbitration -- Changing the rules: the battle to control civil procedure -- Changing the venue: the quasi-judicial realm of the administrative state -- Changing the incentives: leaving rights and removing remedies -- Conclusion