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UNINA9910465201303321 |
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Maritime law [[electronic resource] ] : issues, challenges and implications / / Jack W. Harris, editor |
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[Hauppauge, N.Y.], : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (210 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Maritime law |
Law of the sea |
Marine pollution - Law and legislation |
Maritime law - United States |
Law of the sea - United States |
Marine pollution - Law and legislation - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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International approaches to underwater cultural heritage / Mark Staniforth, James Hunter, Emily Jateff -- Things, Inc.: a case for in situ application / Jerome Lynn Hall -- Innovative tools for preventing marine pollution from ships / Griselda Capaldo -- Coast Guard : administrative law judge program contains elements designed to foster judge's independence and mariner protections assessed are being followed / U.S. Government Accountability Office -- Reauthorization of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) : opportunity to reexamine the congressionally mandated antitrust exemption for ocean liner carriers? / John Frittelli -- Cruise Vessel Safety and Security Act of 2009 / John D. Rockefeller -- Framework agreement on integrated cross-border maritime law enforcement operations between the government of the United States of America and the government of Canada / Preamble -- Ocean Dumping Act : a summary of the law / Claudia Copeland -- America's advocate for the maritime industry : maritime administration policy paper / Maritime Administration -- Cruise ship pollution : background, laws and regulations, and key issues / Claudia Copeland. |
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UNINA9910450878903321 |
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Autore |
Adams Brian |
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Citizen Lobbyists [[electronic resource] ] : Local Efforts to Influence Public Policy |
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Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2008 |
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1-281-09379-3 |
9786611093792 |
1-59213-571-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Citizen participation |
Lobbying - California - Santa Ana - Citizen participation |
Lobbying - United States - States - Citizen participation |
Lobbying |
Local government - United States |
Local government |
Santa Ana (Calif.) - Politics and government |
States |
Lobbying - Citizen participation - States - United States |
Local government - Citizen participation - United States |
Lobbying - California - Santa Ana |
Government - U.S |
Law, Politics & Government |
State Government - U.S |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; PART I. Introduction; 1 Citizen Lobbyists; 2 Citizen Efforts to Influence Local Policy: A Review of the Literature; PART II. Participation Across Local Policies; 3 Policy Characteristics and Patterns of Participation; 4 Policy Entrepreneurs and the Opportunity to |
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Participate; 5 Local Newspapers and Participation; 6 Social Conflict and Participation; PART III. How Citizens Participate; 7 Participatory Strategies and Tactics; 8 Public Meetings and the Democratic Process; 9 The Political Value of Social Networks; PART IV. Conclusion; 10 The Practice of Local Democracy |
Appendix: Policies Discussed by Interview RespondentsNotes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Citizen Lobbyists explores how U.S. citizens participate in local government. Although many commentators have lamented the apathy of the American citizenry, Brian Adams focuses on what makes ordinary Americans become involved in and attempt to influence public policy issues that concern them. It connects theory and empirical data in a new and revealing way, providing both a thorough review of the relevant scholarly discussions and a detailed case study of citizen engagement in the politics of Santa Ana, a mid-sized Southern California city. After interviewing more than fifty resid |
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