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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnes, Jeb.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Products liability--Asbestos--United States.

Products liability.

Damages--United States.

Damages.

Asbestos--Law and legislation--United States--History.

Asbestos.

Law reform--United States.

Law reform.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

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 explores the

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781589017863

1589017862

OCLC:

748242150