1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451813503321

Titolo

Punctuated equilibrium and the dynamics of U.S. environmental policy [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert Repetto ; foreword by James Gustave Speth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-281-73051-3

9786611730512

0-300-12974-2

Edizione

[1]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RepettoRobert C

Disciplina

333.70973

Soggetti

Environmental policy - United States

Environmental protection - United States

Equilibrium (Economics)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-274) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Punctuated equilibrium theory and environmental policy / Frank R. Baumgartner -- Tipping points, abrupt opinion changes, and punctuated policy change / William A. Brock -- Path dependency and adroit innovation : the case of California water / Helen Ingram and Leah Fraser -- On social traps and lobster traps : choppy waters on the voyage toward fisheries' harvesting rights / Robert Repetto and Richard B. Allen -- Behavioral thresholds and institutional rigidities as explanations of punctuated equilibrium processes in Pacific Northwest forest policy dynamics / Benjamin Cashore and Michael Howlett -- The political economy of U.S. greenhouse gas controls / Lee Lane -- Automobile fuel efficiency policy : beyond the CAFE controversy / James A. Dunn Jr. -- The politics of grazing on federal lands : a policy change perspective / Charles Davis.

Sommario/riassunto

Although many environmental policy issues remain deadlocked for decades with little movement, sometimes breakthroughs occur abruptly. Why do deadlocks persist? Why do major policy shifts occur infrequently? Is it possible to judge when policies are ripe for change?



This book presents new empirical evidence that the punctuated equilibrium theory of policy dynamics fits the facts of environmental policy change and can explain how stable policies can suddenly unravel in discontinuous change. The distinguished contributors to the volume apply the theory to a wide range of important environmental and resource issues and assess case histories in water, forestry, fisheries, public lands, energy and climate some of which resulted in breakthroughs, others in stalemate. They offer insights into the political conditions and tactics that are likely to produce these disparate outcomes. Every professional, activist, and student concerned with promoting (or resisting) change in environmental and natural resources policies will find this up-to-date book an invaluable guide.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996335775503316

Titolo

Journal of physical science = : Jurnal sains fizikal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Penang, Malaysia, : Universiti Sains Malaysia, [1990]-

ISSN

1985-8337

Disciplina

500.2/05

Soggetti

Physical sciences

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777042203321

Autore

Orth John V

Titolo

The judicial power of the United States [[electronic resource] ] : the Eleventh Amendment in American history / / John V. Orth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1987

ISBN

1-280-52315-8

0-19-536485-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Disciplina

347.73/12 347.30712

347.7312347.30712

Soggetti

Judicial power - United States - History

Jurisdiction - United States - History

State bonds - Law and legislation - United States - History

Constitutional amendments - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Ratification of the Eleventh Amendment; III. Early Interpretation; IV. Reconstruction and American Law; V. The Eleventh Amendment and the End of Reconstruction: Louisiana and North Carolina; VI. An Exception: Virginia; VII. Another Exception: Cities and Counties; VIII. From 1890 to 1908; IX. After Ex Parte Young: The Eleventh Amendment in the Twentieth Century; X. An Epilogue on the Rule of Law and Legal History; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Table of Cases; Table of Constitutions and Statutes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the history of the Eleventh Amendment, which limits the exercise of US judicial power when American states are sued.