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Conflict Over Environmental Regulation in the United States
Frank T. Manheim
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Description for Conflict Over Environmental Regulation in the United States
Hardback. This book traces of the history of American environmental and resource policy as well as offers a careful analysis of its current state. It places a strong emphasis on comparisons with more cooperative paths of environmental management in other nations. Num Pages: 318 pages, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
in Congress – are not considered, they may affect future energy programs just as they have past programs. Finally, potentially ruinously costly increases in energy imports force attention to the problem of how major public policy plans have been and are prepared in the United States. A witches’ brew of some 500 energy bills proposed in the 110th C ongress in the House and Senate is now being stirred up. This “inspirational” approach to public policymaking bears little resemblance to the thoughtful way critical policies have been developed in the EU. A change of the way major national planning is ... Read more
in Congress – are not considered, they may affect future energy programs just as they have past programs. Finally, potentially ruinously costly increases in energy imports force attention to the problem of how major public policy plans have been and are prepared in the United States. A witches’ brew of some 500 energy bills proposed in the 110th C ongress in the House and Senate is now being stirred up. This “inspirational” approach to public policymaking bears little resemblance to the thoughtful way critical policies have been developed in the EU. A change of the way major national planning is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387758763
SKU
V9780387758763
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About Frank T. Manheim
Frank T. Manheim is an affiliate professor in the School of Public Policy, George Mason University. In course of more than 30 years as a federal government ocean and earth scientist he served on numerous interagency and scientific advisory panels including the National Academy of Science--National Research Council, National Science Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Land Management and ... Read more
Reviews for Conflict Over Environmental Regulation in the United States
"Managing the environment has become an issue of such bitter partisanship in the U.S. that the prospects for further progress may seem bleak. Frank Manheim's detailed, even-handed, and historically grounded analysis offers a generous counterpoint to today's rancorous environmental politics. His book challenges Americans to look beyond domestic gridlock, and regain perspective by taking advantage of EU experience and building ... Read more