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Water pollution policies and the American states : runaway bureaucracies or Congressional control? /

"In this incisive volume, John A. Hoornbeek provides a comprehensive treatment of American water pollution policy, including its history and implementation, as well as ideas for policy reform. Focusing on Congress's statutory directions in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act since 1948...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hoornbeek, John A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2011.
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  • Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introduction
  • ch. 1 Lawmaking and Water Pollution Policy: Can Congress Clean the Water?
  • ch. 2 Water Pollution in the United States
  • pt. II Runaway Bureaucracies? A Historical Analysis
  • ch. 3 Historical Overview
  • ch. 4 Era of Supportive Federalism, 1948-1971
  • ch. 5 Era of Directive Federalism, 1972-1986
  • ch. 6 Era of Experimental Federalism, 1987-Present
  • ch. 7 Congressional Direction and Policy Implementation: A Summary Analysis
  • pt. III Congressional Control?: Contemporary Water Pollution Policies and State Programs
  • ch. 8 Congress's Will and Clean Water: The Design of Federal Law on the Protection of Surface Waters
  • ch. 9 State Non-Point Source Water Pollution Programs
  • ch. 10 State Point Source Permitting Programs
  • ch. 11 Stringency of State Water Pollution Permits
  • pt. IV Summary and Conclusions
  • ch. 12 Findings and Implications: A Summary Analysis
  • ch. 13 Federal Water Pollution Policy: Where to Go from Here?
  • Appendices
  • Appendix A Results of Probabilistic Surveys of American Water Resources, by Water Body Type, Released by USEPA as of September 2010
  • Appendix B Major State Non-Point Source Water Pollution Expenditures
  • Appendix C Strength of State Enforceable Authorities for Non-Point Source Water Pollution Control
  • Appendix D Point Source Water Pollution Data Sources and Coding
  • Appendix E Summary Explanation of Independent Variables.