Dust-up : asbestos litigation and the failure of commonsense policy reform / Jeb Barnes.
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,&quo...
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| Other title: | Asbestos litigation and the failure of commonsense policy reform. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Georgetown University Press,
©2011.
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 138 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781589017863 1589017862 |