Environmental Policymaking in Congress

The Role of Issue Definitions in Wetlands, Great Lakes and Wildlife Policies
1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-8153-3646-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 367 g

Reihe: Politics and Policy in American Institutions

Utilizing current natural resource policies, this work effectively shows how the wetlands fit a dominance model, the Great Lakes is a bounded model, and wildlife is labeled as a valence model. A must read for all interested in congressional policymaking, this book breaks new ground in our understanding of legislative policymaking.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tzoumis, Kelly

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Issue Definition Process in Agenda Setting 2. Three Models of Issue Definition in Congress 3. Dominance Issue Model - The Case of Wetlands 4. Bounded Issue Mode - The Case of the Great Lakes 5.Valence Issue Model - The Case of Wildlife 6. Effectiveness of Using Issue Definition Models for Understanding Agenda Setting in Congress Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Kelly Tzoumis