1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458931303321

Autore

Coppin Clayton A

Titolo

The politics of purity [[electronic resource] ] : Harvey Washington Wiley and the origins of Federal food policy / / Clayton A. Coppin and Jack High

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : Univeristy of Michigan Press, c1999

ISBN

1-282-76108-0

9786612761089

0-472-02725-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HighJack C

Disciplina

344.73/04232

Soggetti

Competition, Unfair - United States - History

Food law and legislation - United States - History

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Theory of Economic Regulation; 2. The Way We Are; 3. Competition and Entrepreneurship in Bureaucracy: Harvey Wiley's Bureau of Chemistry, 1883-1903; 4. The Struggle for Legislative Dominance, 1903-4; 5. The Struggle for Legislative Dominance, 1904-6; 6. Setting Food Standards by Government Regulation; 7. The Whiskey Years; 8. Sulphur and Benzoate of Soda; 9. Corn Syrup and Coca-Cola; 10. Administrative Dominance under President Taft; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Reveals how the Pure Food and Drugs Act was influenced by competition among government bureaus and commercial interests



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783556903321

Titolo

New perspectives on partnership [[electronic resource] /] / guest editors Martin Laffin and Joyce Liddle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006

ISBN

1-280-54728-6

9786610547289

1-84544-975-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (68 p.)

Collana

International Journal of Public Sector Management ; ; v.19, no. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

LaffinMartin

LiddleJoyce

Disciplina

346.41/0682

Soggetti

Government business enterprises

Partnership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; Editorial advisory board; New perspectives on partnership; The distinctiveness of the Welsh partnership agenda; From partition to partnership; Partnership and statutory local governance in a devolved Scotland; Partnership meets politics: managing within the maze; Au revoir to partnerships: what's next ?; Call for papers

Sommario/riassunto

In the UK 'partnership' has emerged as a central theme in New Labour policy. The present government has seen the formation of partnerships as fundamental to its public sector reform programme across wide areas of public policy - especially in the management of regeneration projects, the improvement of coordination across health and other agencies, and the finance and management of large public sector projects. Yet major uncertainties persist over the definition of 'partnership' and the evaluation of partnership initiatives among both policy makers and researchers. This e-book looks is based on