Corporate America and Environmental Policy : How Often Does Business Get Its Way? / Sheldon Kamieniecki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kamieniecki, Sheldon, Author.

Contributor:

Kamieniecki, Sheldon, Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (348 p.) : 21 tables, 1 figure

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book adds to the environmental politics and policy literature by conducting a comprehensive investigation of business influence in agenda building and environmental policymaking in the United States over time. As part of this investigation, the author presents an analysis of six cases in which private firms were involved in disputes concerning pollution control and natural resource management. In addition to determining how much business interests influence environmental and natural resource policy, the book tests possible explanations for their level of success in shaping the government's agenda and policy. The study offers a general conceptual framework for analyzing the influence of corporate America over environmental policymaking. The research then explores how much firms have influenced Congress, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and certain natural resource agencies, and the courts on environmental and natural issues since the beginning of the environmental movement in 1970. No other study has examined the ability of business to influence environmental policy in all three branches of government and in such detail.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

1. Business and American Democracy

2. Interest Groups and Environmental Policymaking

3. Theories of Issue Definition, Framing, and Agenda Building

4. Agenda Building in Congress

5. The Influence of Business in Federal Agencies and Courts

6. Corporate Involvement in Regulatory Policy

7. Corporate Involvement in Natural Resource Policy

8. Conclusion

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 31. Jan 2022)

ISBN:

0-8047-6719-X

OCLC:

1294426778