Dust-Up Asbestos Litigation and the Failure of Commonsense Policy Reform

Name: Dust-Up Asbestos Litigation and the Failure of Commonsense Policy Reform
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ISBN: 9781589017665

ISBN-10: 1589017668

ISBN-13: 9781589017665

Edition: 2011

Authors: Jeb Barnes

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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 most recent congressional efforts to reform asbestos litigation -- a case in which the politics of…

Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Publication date: 7/8/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 152
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface



Background



Today's Challenging Legislative Environment and the Politics of Efficiency



The Asbestos Crisis in the United States



The Case Study



Asbestos Litigation Reform as a "Likely" Case for the Politics of Efficiency



The Puzzling Politics of the FAIR Act



Implications



The Asbestos Case and the Politics of Efficiency



The Asbestos Case, Institutional Change, and the Judicialization of American Policymaking


Appendixes



The Case Method and "Likely" Cases



Chronology of Selected Events



Classroom Discussion Questions


Glossary of Key Legal Terms


References


Index