AuthorWeibust, Inger
TitleGreen leviathan : The case for a federal role in environmental policy / Inger Weibust
Imprint Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2009
Edition 1st ed
Descript xiii, 232p. ; 24 cm

CONTENT

Introduction. -- Examining the case for decentralized policymaking. -- Interjurisdictional regulatory competition and fears about competitiveness. -- The alternatives to decentralization: contracts versus institutions. -- The United States: greening through centralization. -- Switzerland: the power of referenda in a noncentralized system. -- Canada: when centralization does not occur. -- The European Union: setting stringent standards despite the obstacles. -- Conclusion.


SUBJECT

  1. Federal government
  2. Environmental policy

LOCATIONCALL#STATUS
Political Science Library363.70561 W415G CHECK SHELVES
Economics LibraryGE170 W44 2009 CHECK SHELVES