Dust-up : asbestos litigation and the failure of commonsense policy reform / / Jeb Barnes

• Autore: Barnes Jeb
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (149 p.)
• Disciplina: 344.04/6335
• Soggetto topico: Products liability - Asbestos - United States; Damages - United States; Asbestos - Law and legislation - United States - History; Law reform - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Dust-up
• ISBN: 9781589017863; 1589017862
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910968473103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II