Green 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.