| Description |
1 online resource (222 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; Foreword by Janet Yellen; Preface; About the Contributors; Introduction: Lessons from a Hot Seat; Chapter 1 A Tale of Two Policies: Clear Skies and Climate Change; Chapter 2 Head in the Clouds Decision-Making: EPA's Air Quality Standards for Ozone; Chapter 3 Economic Analysis and the Formulation of U.S. Climate Policy; Chapter 4 Saving the Planet Cost-Effectively: The Role of Economic Analysis in Climate Change Mitigation Policy; Chapter 5 Making Markets for Global Forest Conservation; Chapter 6 Electricity Restructuring and the Environment |
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Chapter 7 Do All the Resource Problems in the West Begin in the East? RevisitedChapter 8 The Good News and the Bad News from Washington; References; Index |
| Summary |
Presidents, like kings, lead cloistered lives. Protecting the president from too much isolation are advisers and aides who help ensure that the administration achieves its policy goals while enjoying broad political support. In economics and environmental policy, where disagreement among stakeholders and expert opinion is especially strong, the president needs good advice about political strategy, as well as unbiased information about the substance of policy issues. It is the latter need that the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is intended to address. Painting the White House Green collects |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental policy -- United States
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Environmental policy
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shogren, Jason F
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| ISBN |
9781936331178 |
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1936331179 |
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