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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779108703321

Autore

Hamilton James <1961-, >

Titolo

Conserving data in the Conservation Reserve : how a regulatory program runs on imperfect information / / James T. Hamilton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : Resources for the Future, , 2010

ISBN

1-280-87471-6

9786613716026

1-136-52788-5

1-136-52787-7

1-936331-04-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 148 p.)

Disciplina

354.3/3427940973

Soggetti

Agriculture and state - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Information through the Policy Cycle 2. Defining the Environmental Benefits Index 3. Interpreting the Conservation Reserve Program in the Field(s) 4. The Mechanics of Monitoring: GAO, Congress, and the Federal Register 5. The Environmental Working Group Pulls the Pieces Together 6. Media Coverage and Academic Analyses: Cycles of Praise and Criticism 7. Information and Regulatory Implementation References Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a concise case study about an important US conservation programme. The book provides insights into the role of information in the policy process and includes a discussion of how 'hidden information' impacts the design of regulatory policy.