The State of American Federalism, 1994-1995
In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 25, Heft 3, S. 1
ISSN: 0048-5950
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In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 25, Heft 3, S. 1
ISSN: 0048-5950
In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 22, Heft 3, S. 1
ISSN: 0048-5950
In: State and local government review: a journal of research and viewpoints on state and local government issues, Band 29, Heft 2, S. 110
ISSN: 0160-323X
In: The Western political quarterly: official journal of Western Political Science Association, Band 36, Heft 2, S. 257-285
ISSN: 0043-4078
THIS PAPER EXPLORES THE INFLUENCE OF ECONOMIC, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND POLITICAL FACTORS UPON THE FIFTY AMERICAN STATES' POLICY RESPONSES TO THE PROBLEM OF HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATION. THE RESEARCH ENDEAVORS TO INTEGRATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY RESEARCH INTO THE MAINSTREAM COMPARATIVE STATE POLICY TRADITION. PREVIOUS COMPARATIVE STATE STUDIES SUGGEST THAT ECONOMIC RESOURCES ARE STRONGLY RELATED TO STATE POLICY OUTPUTS WHILE POLITICAL FACTORS (SUCH AS DEMOCRATIC PARTY STRENGTH, INTERPARTY COMPETITION, LEGISLATIVE PROFESSIONALISM, ETC.) ARE ONLY WEAKLY OR NEGATIVELY RELATED TO POLICY OUTPUTS. THIS STUDY, BY CONSTRAST, FINDS A MORE RESTRICTED ROLE BEING PLAYED BY ECONOMIC FACTORS. BOTH TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS (ESPECIALLY TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS RELATING TO THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM) AND POLITICAL FACTORS (ESPECIALLY LEGISLATIVE PROFESSIONALISM AND CONSOLIDATION OF THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL BUREAUCRACY) ARE STRONGLY RELATED TO PUBLIC POLICIES ENACTED FOR THE REGULATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. THUS, TECHNOLOGICAL FORCES AND STATE ADMINISTRATIVE-ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES DESERVE MORE ATTENTION IN FUTURE STUDIES OF STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTIVIES.