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The People's Agents and the Battle to Protect the American Public
Steinzor, Rena; Shapiro, Sidney
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Hardcover. Reasonable people disagree about the reach of the federal government, but there is near-universal consensus that it should protect us from such dangers as bacteria-infested food, harmful drugs, toxic pollution, crumbling bridges, and unsafe toys. This book looks at the tangled web of problems that have led to this dire state of affairs. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Reasonable people disagree about the reach of the federal government, but there is near-universal consensus that it should protect us from such dangers as bacteria-infested food, harmful drugs, toxic pollution, crumbling bridges, and unsafe toys. And yet, the agencies that shoulder these responsibilities are in shambles; if they continue to decline, lives will be lost and natural resources will be squandered. In this timely book, Rena Steinzor and Sidney Shapiro take a hard look at the tangled web of problems that have led to this dire state of affairs. It turns out that the agencies are not primarily to blame ... Read more
Reasonable people disagree about the reach of the federal government, but there is near-universal consensus that it should protect us from such dangers as bacteria-infested food, harmful drugs, toxic pollution, crumbling bridges, and unsafe toys. And yet, the agencies that shoulder these responsibilities are in shambles; if they continue to decline, lives will be lost and natural resources will be squandered. In this timely book, Rena Steinzor and Sidney Shapiro take a hard look at the tangled web of problems that have led to this dire state of affairs. It turns out that the agencies are not primarily to blame ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226772028
SKU
V9780226772028
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About Steinzor, Rena; Shapiro, Sidney
Rena Steinzor is professor at the University of Maryland Law School and the author of Mother Earth and Uncle Sam: How Pollution and Hollow Government Hurt Our Kids. Sidney Shapiro is University Chair in Law and associate dean for research and development at Wake Forest University. He is coauthor of several books, including Sophisticated Sabotage: The Intellectual Games Used to ... Read more
Reviews for The People's Agents and the Battle to Protect the American Public
"Steinzor and Shapiro present an eminently readable account of how thirty years of conscious neglect have decimated the regulatory programs that protect our health, safety, and environment, and they offer innovative suggestions for revitalizing the civil service and developing positive metrics to alert society to the need for stronger governmental action." - Thomas O. McGarity, University of Texas at Austin. ... Read more