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

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Author / Creator:	Barnes, Jeb.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2011.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 138 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Political Science and Policy Studies.
Subject:	Products liability -- Asbestos -- United States. Damages -- United States. Asbestos -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History. Law reform -- United States. Asbestos -- Law and legislation. Damages. Law reform. Products liability -- Asbestos. United States. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11120576

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Varying Form of Title:	Asbestos litigation and the failure of commonsense policy reform
ISBN:	9781589017863 1589017862 9781589017665 1589017668
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Barnes, Jeb. Dust-up. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2011
Standard no.:	ebc765475

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