Policy Success in an Age of Gridlock
Policy Success in an Age of Gridlock

Author: Lawrence S. Rothenberg

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-06-27

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1108663494

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Since 1990, polarization hindered changing environmental policy statutorily. Yet, in mid-2016 the Lautenberg Act regulating toxics - chemicals employed in commerce - was passed, winning business and environmental support. What might explain this? Has the Trump administration undercut the law's effects? Does the Act's passage portend more progressive actions? We show that the Act was a function of the status quo changing due to regulatory efforts abroad and in the United States, and from outside pressures on business. These influences impacted implementation, with the Trump administration not targeting toxics regulation analogous to other programs. Further, the processes we observe for toxics may not be unique.

Regulation, Market Prices, And Process Innovation
Regulation, Market Prices, And Process Innovation

Author: Edward Greenberg

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-16

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1000237656

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Through the study of innovation in processes for the production of synthetic ammonia, the authors examine the effects of environmental and workplace regulations on business innovation in general. They present a history of ammonia production in the U.S., a survey of government regulation in the industry, and a model of process innovation that combines the economist's production function with the technical and practical concepts of the engineer. Contrary to the widely held view that regulation has an unfortunate impact on business, the authors demonstrate that—at least in one industry—the economic factors of production have a measurable impact on innovation, while regulation does not.

Government and the Chemical Industry
Government and the Chemical Industry

Author: Wyn Grant

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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A comparison of the chemical industry in Britain and West Germany and the industry's relationship with the government in both countries. The authors interviewed individuals in firms, organizations and government bodies and discuss the reason for the superior industrial performance of West Germany.