Environmental Policy in the 1990s

by Vig, Norman J.; Vig, Norman J.; Kraft, Michael E.

• ISBN13: 9781568021652
• ISBN10: 1568021658
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-08-01
• Publisher: Cq Pr

Summary

This thought-provoking collection of essays puts 25 years of environmental policy development in context by examining the current institutional framework for making policy and how it has emerged, the role of environmentalism and public opinion in shaping policy, the search for more efficient policy solutions, and the impact of global environmental imperatives.

This edition covers the new, heightened role of the states in making policy, environmental justice, and the greening of U.S. businesses, among other topics. The book also provides an in-depth analysis of the 104th Congress on environmental policies, and reviews the Clinton administration's environmental record and efforts to reform the Environmental Protection Agency.

Table of Contents

Tables, Figures, and Boxes	vii	(2)
Preface	ix	(4)
Contributors	xiii
I. Environmental Policy and Politics in Transition	1	(94)
1. Environmental Policy from the 1970s to the 1990s: An Overview	1	(30)
Michael E. Kraft
Norman J. Vig
2. Power to the States: The Promise and Pitfalls of Decentralization	31	(22)
Barry G. Rabe
3. Seizing Back the Day: The Challenge to Environmental Activism in the 1990s	53	(22)
Christopher J. Bosso
4. Environmental Values and Public Policy	75	(20)
Robert C. Paehlke
II. Federal Institutions and Policy Change	95	(92)
5. Presidential Leadership and the Environment: From Reagan to Clinton	95	(24)
Norman J. Vig
6. Environmental Policy in Congress: Revolution, Reform, or Gridlock?	119	(24)
Michael E. Kraft
7. The EPA at Risk: Conflicts over Institutional Reform	143	(25)
Walter A. Rosenbaum
8. Environmental Policy in the Courts	168	(19)
Lettie McSpadden
III. Public Policy Dilemmas	187	(91)
9. Economics, Incentives, and Environmental Regulation	187	(21)
A. Myrick Freeman III
10. Risk-Based Decisionmaking	208	(23)
Richard N.L. Andrews
11. Environmental Justice: Normative Concerns and Empirical Evidence	231	(24)
Evan J. Ringquist
12. The Greening of Industry: Achievement and Potential	255	(23)
Daniel Press
Daniel A. Mazmanian
IV. Toward Global Environmental Policies	278	(87)
13. From Stockholm to Rio and Beyond: The Evolution of Global Environmental Governance	278	(21)
Marvin S. Soroos
14. Environmental Policy and Management in the European Union	299	(22)
Regina S. Axelrod
15. Environment, Population, and the Developing World	321	(24)
Richard J. Tobin
16. International Trade and Environmental Regulation	345	(20)
David Vogel
V. Conclusion	365	(26)
17. The New Environmental Agenda	365	(26)
Norman J. Vig
Michael E. Kraft
Appendixes	391	(10)
Index	401