Environmental Politics and Policy

by Lester, James P.; Costain, W. Douglas (CON); Dunlap, Riley E. (CON); Ingram, Helen M. (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780822315698
• ISBN10: 0822315696
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-05-01
• Publisher: Duke Univ Pr

Summary

Completely revised throughout, and including five new chapters, this second edition ofEnvironmental Politics and Policyprovides an updated review and synthesis of the political science literature on the subject of environmental politics and policy. Various chapters by leading scholars in the field analyze and describe the role of public opinion, interest groups, political parties, Congress, the Executive Branch, the Courts, and elites as they have influenced the formation of U.S. environmental policies over the past twenty-five years. The book also provides ideas for future research and will stimulate thinking about the subject in the 1990s and beyond.From reviews of the First Edition: "All the authors in this collection of essays are well known in the field of environmental policy. Their breadth of knowledge, and diversity of perspectives, permit a rich and comprehensive coverage of the scholarly work in this field."-Daniel McCool,Journal of Politics"An excellent collection of readings with a strong emphasis on institutional analysis as an approach to environmental policy in the United States."-Robert Paehlke,Natural Resources and Environmental Administration"No better review of the political science of environmental policy-making has yet been published."-Christopher J. Bailey,Environmental PoliticsContributors. David Colnic, Douglas Costain, John S. Dryzek, Riley E. Dunlap, Helen M. Ingram, Sheldon Kamieniecki, Michael E. Kraft, James P. Lester, Dean E. Mann, Evan J. Ringquist, Walter A. Rosenbaum, Mark E. Rushefsky, Gerald B. Thomas, Lettie M. Wenner

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Historical Context

The Evolution of Environmentalism

Federalism and State Environmental Policy

Actors and Institutions

Public Opinion and Environmental Policy

Interest Groups and Environmental Policy

Political Parties and Environmental Policy

Congress and Environmental Policy

The Bureaucracy and Environmental Policy

The Courts and Environmental Policy

Elites and Environmental Policy

Environmental Policy Outcomes

Evaluating Environmental Policy Outcomes

Alternative Views of the Environmental Problematic

The Politics of Hope: An Eclectic Vision of the Future

Appendix: Selected Statistics on Environmental Policy

Index

Contributors

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