The essays in this volume address the use and manipulation of environmental regulations and policies for political and economic objectives which, they argue, have little or nothing to do with responsibly serving the spirited public interest in a clean environment. The contributors reject the widespread belief that public policies relating to the environment are drafted and executed in the true public interest. All too often policies are directed to serve, through peculiar alliances, special interests' political and economic objectives. Seven specific cases of key environmental policies and practices are presented challenging the purposefulness, integrity, and effectiveness of "command and control" environmental policies.
Michael S. Greve is the founder and executive director of the Center for Individual Rights in Washington, D.C. Fred L. Smith is the founder and president of the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
Table of Contents
Tables and Figures Foreword Acknowledgments
Introduction: Environmental Politics without Romance
Clean Fuels, Dirty Air
Sacred Cows: The Bovine Somatotropin Controversy
The Coalition for Waste: Private Interests and Superfund
Pollution Deadlines and the Coalition for Failure
Private Enforcement, Private Rewards: How Environmental Citizen Suits Became an Entitlement Program
Ozone Layers and Oligopoly Profits
The Public Interest Movement and American Trade Policy
Conclusion: Environmental Policy at the Crossroads
Selected Bibliography Index About the Editors and Contributors
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