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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813570403321

Titolo

Painting the White House green : rationalizing environmental policy inside the executive office of the president / / edited by Randall Lutter and Jason F. Shogren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Resources for the Future, c2004

ISBN

1-136-52696-X

1-936331-17-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

LutterRandall W

ShogrenJason F

Disciplina

333.72/0973

Soggetti

Environmental policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-195) and index.

Nota di contenuto

A tale of two policies: clear skies and climate change / William A. Pizer -- Head in the clouds decision-making : EPA's air quality standards for ozone / Randall Lutter -- Economic analysis and the formulation of U.S. climate policy / Michael A. Toman -- Saving the planet cost-effectively : the role of economic analysis in climate change mitigation policy / Joseph E. Aldy -- Making markets for global forest conservation / Jonathan B. Wiener -- Electricity restructuring and the environment / Stephen Polasky -- Do all the resource problems in the West begin in the East? revisited / Jason F. Shogren -- The good news and the bad News from Washington / Ray Squitieri.

Sommario/riassunto

Presidents, like kings, lead cloistered lives. Protecting the president from too much isolation are advisers and aides who help ensure that the administration achieves its policy goals while enjoying broad political support. In economics and environmental policy, where disagreement among stakeholders and expert opinion is especially strong, the president needs good advice about political strategy, as well as unbiased information about the substance of policy issues. It is the latter need that the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is intended to address. Painting the White House Green collects