The People's Agents and the Battle to Protect the American Public

The People's Agents and the Battle to Protect the American Public
Author: Rena Steinzor
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2010-06-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0226772047

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Reasonable people disagree about the reach of the federal government, but there is near-universal consensus that it should protect us from such dangers as bacteria-infested food, harmful drugs, toxic pollution, crumbling bridges, and unsafe toys. And yet, the agencies that shoulder these responsibilities are in shambles; if they continue to decline, lives will be lost and natural resources will be squandered. In this timely book, Rena Steinzor and Sidney Shapiro take a hard look at the tangled web of problems that have led to this dire state of affairs. It turns out that the agencies are not primarily to blame and that regulatory failure actually stems from a host of overlooked causes. Steinzor and Shapiro discover that unrelenting funding cuts, a breakdown of the legislative process, an increase in the number of political appointees, a concurrent loss of experienced personnel, chaotic White House oversight, and ceaseless political attacks on the bureaucracy all have contributed to the broken system. But while the news is troubling, the authors also propose a host of reforms, including a new model for measuring the success of the agencies and a revitalization of the civil service. The People’s Agents and the Battle to Protect the American Public is an urgent and compelling appeal to renew America’s best traditions of public service.

Achieving Democracy

Achieving Democracy
Author: Sidney A. Shapiro
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2014
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199965544

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'Achieving Democracy' explains and explores the dynamic and changing nature of contemporary government and the future of the regulatory state. In a critique of the last 30 years of neoliberal government in the United States, Sidney A. Shapiro and Joseph P. Tomain demonstrate how to regain essential democratic losses, under a successful framework of a progressive government, to ultimately construct a good society for all citizens.

Status of Reforms to EPA's Integrated Risk Information System

Status of Reforms to EPA's Integrated Risk Information System
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011). Subcommittee on Oversight
Publisher:
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2014
Genre: Chemicals
ISBN:

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Harvard Law Review: Volume 131, Number 1 - November 2017

Harvard Law Review: Volume 131, Number 1 - November 2017
Author: Harvard Law Review
Publisher: Quid Pro Books
Total Pages: 447
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1610277724

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The November issue is the special annual review of the U.S. Supreme Court's previous Term. Each year, the Supreme Court issue is introduced by noteworthy and extensive contributions from recognized scholars. In this issue, for the 2016 Term, articles include: • Foreword: "1930s Redux: The Administrative State Under Siege," by Gillian E. Metzger • Essay: "Unprecedented? Judicial Confirmation Battles and the Search for a Usable Past," by Josh Chafetz • Comment: "Churches, Playgrounds, Government Dollars — and Schools?," by Douglas Laycock • Comment: "Equality, Sovereignty, and the Family in Morales-Santana," by Kristin A. Collins In addition, the first issue of each new volume provides an extensive summary of the important cases of the previous Supreme Court docket, covering a wide range of legal, political, and constitutional subjects. Student commentary is thus provided on eighteen of the Leading Cases of the 2016 Term, including such subjects as racial gerrymandering, freedom of speech, regulatory takings, right to effective counsel, equal protection, appellate jurisdiction, fair housing, immigration law, insider trading, venue in patent cases, and remedies for constitutional violations. Complete statistical graphs and tables of the Court's actions and results during the Term are included; these summaries and statistics, including voting patterns of individual Justices, have long been considered very useful to scholars of the Court in law and political science. Finally, the issue includes a linked Index of Cases and citations for the discussed opinions. The Harvard Law Review is offered in a quality digital edition, featuring active Contents, linked footnotes, active URLs, legible tables, and proper ebook and Bluebook formatting. This current issue of the Review is November 2017, the first issue of academic year 2017-2018 (Volume 131). The Review is a student-run organization whose primary purpose is to publish a journal of legal scholarship. It comes out monthly from November through June and has roughly 2500 pages per volume. Student editors make all editorial and organizational decisions.

U.C. Davis Law Review

U.C. Davis Law Review
Author: University of California, Davis. School of Law
Publisher:
Total Pages: 854
Release: 2014
Genre: Law reviews
ISBN:

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The American Energy Initiative

The American Energy Initiative
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Publisher:
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2011
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

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The Review of Reviews

The Review of Reviews
Author: William Thomas Stead
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1348
Release: 1918
Genre:
ISBN:

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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Author: United States. President
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1244
Release: 2005
Genre: Presidents
ISBN:

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"Containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President", 1956-1992.

Congressional Record Index

Congressional Record Index
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 2640
Release: 1977
Genre: Law
ISBN:

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Includes history of bills and resolutions.