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Dust-up : asbestos litigation and the failure of commonsense policy reform /

In an era of polarization, narrow party majorities, and increasing use of supermajority requirements in the Senate, policy entrepreneurs must find ways to reach across the aisle and build bipartisan coalitions in Congress. One such coalition-building strategy is the "politics of efficiency,&quo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barnes, Jeb
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Today's challenging legislative environment and the politics of efficiency
  • The asbestos crisis in the United States
  • Asbestos litigation reform as a "likely" case for the politics of efficiency
  • The puzzling politics of the Fair Act
  • The asbestos case and the politics of efficiency
  • The asbestos case, institutional change, and the judicialization of American policymaking.