 Professor
Kent
E. Portney - Quantitative Methods, Public Policy, Political Behavior
Research & Publications Controversial Issues in Environmental
Policy Science vs. Economics vs. Politics
Synopsis:
 Political disagreements about how the U.S. government has and should
respond to environmental problems in a national and global context
lays the foundation for discussion in Controversial Issues in
Environmental Policy. Kent Portney shows how value disputes have found
their way into the policy-making process, pitting the values of
science, technology, and economics against the practice of politics.
Within this context, the author examines how the American government
makes environmental policy-at federal and state levels, as well as
their enforcement agencies designed to protect and regulate the
environment. A succinct description is offered of the processes
followed by federal agencies, especially the processes and problems
found in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Portney also
discusses legislation, public opinion, implementation, and non-
implementation over water, air, and soil management issues, such as
acid rain, ozone depletion, air and water quality, and hazardous
waste.
Controversial Issues in Public Policy, Volume 1
ISBN 0-8039-4221-4 cloth / ISBN 0-8039- 4222-2 paper
Controversial Issues in Public Policy Series Editors:
DENNIS PALUMBO and RITA MAE KELLY, both at Arizona State
University
Volume in the Series
- Controversial Issues in Environmental Policy: Science vs.
Economic vs. Politics
by Kent E. Portney
- Controversial Issues in Energy Policy
by Alfred A. Marcus
- Controversial Issues in Social Welfare Policy: Government and
the Pursuit of Happiness
by Carl P. Chelf
- Controversial Issues in Educational Policy
by Louann A. Bieerlein A. Bierlein
- Controversial Issues in Economic Regulatory Policy
by Marcia Lynn Whicker
SAGE Publications
International Educational and Professional Publisher
Newbury Park London New Delhi
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