{"product_id":"environmental-politics-norman-miller-9781566705523","title":"Environmental Politics: Interest Groups, the Media, and the Making of Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt every stage, environmental policy is the result of the combat of stakeholders interested in, and affected by, the problem being addressed and the range of possible solutions. The combatants include any or all of the following: the federal government, environmental advocacy groups, and business, the media, the scientific community, think tanks, NGOs of every stripe, trade associations and professional organizations, and even state and local governments, each of whom have their own interests in the resulting policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnvironmental Politics: Interest Groups, the Media, and the Making of Policy discusses political battles over the environment from ground level - as they are fought in legislative chambers, the daily newspaper, on television, and, increasingly, on the Internet. The text explores environmental politics as a clash of interests, not ideologies, and environmental policy as a result of the reconciliation of those interests. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author covers not only the conventional aspects of the policymaking process but more recent and less recognized elements and developments such as: \u003cli\u003eProliferation of legislative riders and monument designations as major environmental strategies\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEvolving role of the media, from science popularizer to agenda setter\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGrowing influence on both Congress and the public of conservative and libertarian foundations and think tanks\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDevolution of environmental power from the Federal to state governments\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMetamorphosis of EPA in a business-driven regulatory revolution\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEffect of globalization on US environmental policy\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eNewly emerging role of the precautionary principle in marrying science and politics\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIncreasing role of the Internet in promoting populist issues and promoting the decentralization of the environmental power structure \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo other book covers the politics of the environment the way this one does. Written by an expert with 25 years of experience in environmental policymaking, Environmental Politics: Interest Groups, the Media, and the Making of Policy gives you an insider's view of how policies are forged. By examining these issues through an interest group lens, this book not only accounts for what policies have been adopted but also shows how you can influence policy and effect change.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1566705525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566705523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.64h x 6.32w x 0.66d","brand":"Norman Miller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088568856831,"sku":"9781566705523","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_63526bd3-94c1-4e3f-acc0-c4ed782b333b.jpg?v=1769105499","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/environmental-politics-norman-miller-9781566705523","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}