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BL
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991141
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b745511
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| Main Entry
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Weibust, Inger.
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| Title & Author
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Green leviathan : : the case for a federal role in environmental policy /\ Inger Weibust.
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| Publication Statement
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Farnham, UK :: Ashgate,, ©2009.
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| Series Statement
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Federalism studies
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1 online resource (x, 232 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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075467729X
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: 0754694461
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: 1282243527
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: 9780754677291
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: 9780754694465
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: 9781282243521
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9780754677291
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-227) and index.
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| Contents
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Examining the case for decentralized policymaking -- Interjurisdictional regulatory competition and fears about competitiveness -- The alternatives to decentralization : contracts versus institutions -- United States : greening through centralization -- Switzerland : the power of referenda in a noncentralized system -- Canada : when centralization does not occur -- The European Union : setting stringent standards despite the obstacles.
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| Abstract
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Offering an essential insight into the complexities of policy-making, this volume builds on comparative case studies on air and water pollution to examine how governance structure affects environmental policy performance in the US, Switzerland, Canada and the European Union.
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Environmental policy.
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Federal government.
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Environmental policy.
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Federal government.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Environmental Policy.
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SCIENCE-- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry-- Environmental)
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| Dewey Classification
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363.7056
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GE170.W445 2009eb
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