{"product_id":"environmental-politics-and-policy-james-p-lester-9780822315582","title":"Environmental Politics and Policy: Theories and Evidence","description":"Completely revised throughout, and including five new chapters, this second edition of \u003ci\u003eEnvironmental Politics and Policy\u003c\/i\u003e provides an updated review and synthesis of the political science literature on the subject of environmental politics and policy. Various chapters by leading scholars in the field analyze and describe the role of public opinion, interest groups, political parties, Congress, the Executive Branch, the Courts, and elites as they have influenced the formation of U.S. environmental policies over the past twenty-five years. The book also provides ideas for future research and will stimulate thinking about the subject in the 1990s and beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom reviews of the First Edition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"All the authors in this collection of essays are well known in the field of environmental policy. Their breadth of knowledge, and diversity of perspectives, permit a rich and comprehensive coverage of the scholarly work in this field.\"--Daniel McCool, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An excellent collection of readings with a strong emphasis on institutional analysis as an approach to environmental policy in the United States.\"--Robert Paehlke, \u003ci\u003eNatural Resources and Environmental Administration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No better review of the political science of environmental policy-making has yet been published.\"--Christopher J. Bailey, \u003ci\u003eEnvironmental Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors. David Colnic, Douglas Costain, John S. Dryzek, Riley E. Dunlap, Helen M. Ingram, Sheldon Kamieniecki, Michael E. Kraft, James P. Lester, Dean E. Mann, Evan J. Ringquist, Walter A. Rosenbaum, Mark E. Rushefsky, Gerald B. Thomas, Lettie M. Wenner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James P. Lester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822315580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822315582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James P. Lester","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658940166399,"sku":"9780822315582","price":119.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/environmental-politics-and-policy-james-p-lester-9780822315582","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}