Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
James P. Lester is Professor of Political Science at Colorado State University.
From reviews of the First Edition:
"All the authors in this collection of essays are well known in the field of environmental policy. Their breadth of knowledge, and diversity of perspectives, permit a rich and comprehensive coverage of the scholarly work in this field."-Daniel McCool, Journal of Politics
"An excellent collection of readings with a strong emphasis on institutional analysis as an approach to environmental policy in the United States."-Robert Paehlke, Natural Resources and Environmental Administration
"No better review of the political science of environmental policy-making has yet been published."-Christopher J. Bailey, Environmental Politics
Contributors. David Colnic, Douglas Costain, John S. Dryzek, Riley E. Dunlap, Helen M. Ingram, Sheldon Kamieniecki, Michael E. Kraft, James P. Lester, Dean E. Mann, Evan J. Ringquist, Walter A. Rosenbaum, Mark E. Rushefsky, Gerald B. Thomas, Lettie M. Wenner
Preface and Acknowledgments xi
1. Introduction / James P. Lester 1
Part One. The Historical Context
2. The Evolution of Environmentalism / W. Douglas Costain and James P. Lester 15
3. Federalism and State Environmental Policy / James P. Lester 39
Part Two. Actors and Institutions
4. Public Opinion and Environmental Policy / Riley E. Dunlap 63
5. Interest Groups and Environmental Policy / Helen M. Ingram, David H. Colnic, and Dean E. Mann 115
6. Political Parties and Environmental Policy / Sheldon Kamieniecki 146
7. Congress and Environmental Policy / Michael E. Kraft 168
8. The Bureaucracy and Environmental Policy / Walter A. Rosenbaum 206
9. The Courts and Environmental Policy / Lettie McSpadden 242
10. Elites and Environmental Policy / Mark E. Rushefsky 275
Part Three. Environmental Policy Outcomes
11. Evaluating Environmental Policy Outcomes / Evan J. Ringquist 303
12. Alternative Views of the Environmental Problematic / John S. Dryzek and James P. Lester 238
13. The Politics of Hope: An Eclectic Vision of the Future / Gerald B. Thomas 347
Appendix: Selected Statistics on Environmental Policy 365
Index 379
Contributors 387
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
James P. Lester is Professor of Political Science at Colorado State University.