02890nam 2200649 a 450 991096847310332120240514030012.097815890178631589017862(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(Perlego)949668(EXLCZ)99267000000011364320100929d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDust-up asbestos litigation and the failure of commonsense policy reform /Jeb Barnes1st ed.Washington, D.C. Georgetown University Pressc20111 online resource (149 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781589017665 1589017668 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 StatesProducts liabilityAsbestosDamagesAsbestosLaw and legislationHistory.Law reform344.04/6335Barnes Jeb1806153MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968473103321Dust-up4355153UNINA