02839nam 2200613 a 450 991046116470332120200520144314.01-58901-786-2(CKB)2670000000113643(EBL)765475(OCoLC)748242150(SSID)ssj0000536020(PQKBManifestationID)11307931(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000536020(PQKBWorkID)10546691(PQKB)11271779(MiAaPQ)EBC765475(MdBmJHUP)muse882(Au-PeEL)EBL765475(CaPaEBR)ebr10497691(OCoLC)763156467(EXLCZ)99267000000011364320100929d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDust-up[electronic resource] asbestos litigation and the failure of commonsense policy reform /Jeb BarnesWashington, D.C. Georgetown University Pressc20111 online resource (149 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-58901-766-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Today's challenging legislative environment and the politics of efficiency -- The asbestos crisis in the United States -- Asbestos litigation reform as a "likely" case for the politics of efficiency -- The puzzling politics of the Fair Act -- The asbestos case and the politics of efficiency -- The asbestos case, institutional change, and the judicialization of American policymaking.In an era of polarization, narrow party majorities, and increasing use of supermajority requirements in the Senate, policy entrepreneurs must find ways to reach across the aisle and build bipartisan coalitions in Congress. One such coalition-building strategy is the ""politics of efficiency,"" or reform that is aimed at eliminating waste from existing policies and programs. After all, reducing inefficiency promises to reduce costs without cutting benefits, which should appeal to members of both political parties, especially given tight budgetary constraints in Washington. Dust-Up explores the Products liabilityAsbestosUnited StatesDamagesUnited StatesAsbestosLaw and legislationUnited StatesHistoryLaw reformUnited StatesElectronic books.Products liabilityAsbestosDamagesAsbestosLaw and legislationHistory.Law reform344.04/6335Barnes Jeb913087MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461164703321Dust-up2045536UNINA