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Partial contents: International relations, international law, and the environment, by Robert Rienow and Clifton Wilson; Environmental policy and public administration, by Lynton K. Caldwell: Environmental policy and constitutional law, by Stuart Nagel; State and local environmental policy, by Paul A. Sabatier; Ecological politics and American national government, by Michael E. Kraft.

In this paper, we highlight the factors which influence governments in their decision to implement environmental policies of varying degrees of severity. We substantiate our arguments with analytical evidence from the public interest theory & the economic theory of regulation ("interest group theory"). We show, through empirical analysis based on the policies of 22 OECD countries, that pressure groups have sufficient impact on environmental regulation so that the economic theory predominates over the public interest theory. 1 Appendix, 44 References. Adapted from the source document.

In A Meaning for "Public Policy," Lawrence M. Mead (New York U, New York, NY) discusses public policy as a combination of economics & political science that optimally reflects the analytic strengths of both disciplines. Economics & political science are differentiated: the former is concerned with norms & the results of individual action; whereas the latter focuses on real political issues, groups, & constraints, & is concerned with collectively generated issues. The constructive function of the two disciplines is illustrated with an example from budgeting. In On Economics, Political Science, and Public Policy, Richard E. Wagner (Florida State U, Tallahassee) observes that both economics & political science are based on the fact of scarcity & the inherent conflict among peoples & societies it signifies. A historical review of the application of economic theory to political practice is provided, showing that this procedure has functioned similarly whether in absolutist or republican societies, with the difference that the latter could elect to alter policy directions. It is argued that economics & political science must recognize principles intrinsic to society & try to work within them to create policy. This process is examined in the case of rent control. 22 References. D. Dunseath.

Contents: A meaning for "public policy," by Lawrence M. Mead; On economics, political science, and public policy, by Richard E. Wagner.