| Description |
1 online resource (x, 138 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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 explo. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Products liability -- Asbestos -- United States.
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Products liability -- Asbestos. |
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United States. |
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Damages -- United States.
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Damages. |
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Asbestos -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
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Asbestos -- Law and legislation. |
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History. |
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Law reform -- United States.
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Law reform. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Asbestos litigation and the failure of commonsense policy reform |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Barnes, Jeb. Dust-up. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2011 (DLC) 2010041418 |
| ISBN |
9781589017863 (electronic book) |
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1589017862 (electronic book) |
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9781589017665 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1589017668 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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