LEADER 02839nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910461164703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-58901-786-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000113643 035 $a(EBL)765475 035 $a(OCoLC)748242150 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000536020 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11307931 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000536020 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10546691 035 $a(PQKB)11271779 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC765475 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse882 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL765475 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10497691 035 $a(OCoLC)763156467 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000113643 100 $a20100929d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDust-up$b[electronic resource] $easbestos litigation and the failure of commonsense policy reform /$fJeb Barnes 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cGeorgetown University Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (149 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58901-766-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aToday'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. 330 $aIn 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 606 $aProducts liability$xAsbestos$zUnited States 606 $aDamages$zUnited States 606 $aAsbestos$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aLaw reform$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aProducts liability$xAsbestos 615 0$aDamages 615 0$aAsbestos$xLaw and legislation$xHistory. 615 0$aLaw reform 676 $a344.04/6335 700 $aBarnes$b Jeb$0913087 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461164703321 996 $aDust-up$92045536 997 $aUNINA