Environmental Policy: New Directions, 7th Edition
Scholars of environmental policy, policy in general, and political science examine some of the most important developments in environmental policy and politics since the 1960s and central issues of today. They focus on the underlying trends, institutional strengths and shortcomings, and policy dilemmas that all policy actors face in trying to resolve environmental controversies. The sixth edition incorporates new developments in George W. Bush's second administration and the recent...
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Scholars of environmental policy, policy in general, and political science examine some of the most important developments in environmental policy and politics since the 1960s and central issues of today. They focus on the underlying trends, institutional strengths and shortcomings, and policy dilemmas that all policy actors face in trying to resolve environmental controversies. The sixth edition incorporates new developments in George W. Bush's second administration and the recent congressional agenda. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Booknews Contains 17 contributions, written by American professors of political science, economics, law, environmental studies, and other fields, organized into five sections: environmental policy and changing US environmental politics; the role of federal institutions in environmental policymaking; dilemmas in environmental policy formulation and implementation; global and domestic issues and controversies; and a conclusion, defining an agenda of major environmental issues and new policymaking approaches. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceContributorsIEnvironmental Policy and Politics in Transition1Environmental Policy from the 1970s to 2000: An Overview12Power to the States: The Promise and Pitfalls of Decentralization323Environmental Groups and the New Political Landscape554Environmental Values and Public Policy77IIFederal Institutions and Policy Change5Presidential Leadership and the Environment: From Reagan to Clinton986Environmental Policy in Congress: From Consensus to Gridlock1217Environmental Policy in the Courts1458Escaping the "Battered Agency Syndrome": EPA's Gamble with Regulatory Reinvention165IIIPublic Policy Dilemmas9Economics, Incentives, and Environmental Regulation19010Risk-Based Decisionmaking21011Environmental Justice: Normative Concerns and Empirical Evidence23212Understanding the Transition to a Sustainable Economy257IVGlobal and Domestic Issues and Controversies13Climate Policy on the Installment Plan28114Natural Resource Policies in the Twenty-First Century30315Environment, Population, and the Developing World32616International Trade and Environmental Regulation350VConclusion17Toward Sustainable Development370Appendixes389Index399
\ From The CriticsDescribing and analyzing environmental policy in the United States on the global, national, and local levels, this book focus on underlying trends, institutional shortcomings, and policy dilemmas that impinge on environmental controversies. Seventeen chapters are presented by Vig (political science, Carleton College) and Kraft (political science, U. of Wisconsin at Green Bay). The role of public opinion and environmental activists in promoting change is analyzed and the impact of state and community environmental policy on the federal level is discussed. The four federal institutions and their role in policy setting or blocking are examined. Broad economic, scientific, moral, and business dilemmas are explored and, finally, specific issues and controversies are considered. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsContains 17 contributions, written by American professors of political science, economics, law, environmental studies, and other fields, organized into five sections: environmental policy and changing US environmental politics; the role of federal institutions in environmental policymaking; dilemmas in environmental policy formulation and implementation; global and domestic issues and controversies; and a conclusion, defining an agenda of major environmental issues and new policymaking approaches. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
