James T. Hamilton

Regulation Through Revelation

The Origin, Politics, and Impacts of the Toxics Release Inventory Program

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9780521389891
• ISBN-10: 0521389895
• Artikelnr.: 35057050

Autorenporträt

James T. Hamilton is Charles S. Syndor Professor of Public Policy at Duke University, where he has taught since 1991, as well as a professor of economics and political science there. Professor Hamilton has written or coauthored six books, including All the News That's Fit to Sell: How the Market Transforms Information into News (2004). For his accomplishments in teaching and research he has received awards such as the David N. Kershaw Award from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (2001), the Kennedy School of Government's Goldsmith Book Prize from the Shorenstein Center (1999), and Trinity College's (Duke) Distinguished Teaching Award (1993). Professor Hamilton's scholarly publications reflect his interests in the economics of regulation, public choice/political economy, environmental policy, and the media.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Legislating an incomplete contract
2. Defining terms: rulemaking and the initial TRI data release
3. Spreading the word in the public and private sectors
4. Politics of expansion and contraction
5. Lifecycles in the regulatory environment
6. The impact(s) of the TRI
7. Lessons from and for regulatory implementation.