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Hazardous waste management and site treatment facilities; based on conference paper.

The promoters of privatization promise a lot, most especially cost savings. Upon what are these promises based and t o what degree is actual perfor mance consonant with them? This article investigates this question by first reviewing the privatization literature and specifying what is promised and the basis for these promises. We then proceed to examine the pri vatization of asingle service in Knoxville, Tennessee with regard to what basis promises were made and the innovation pursued. Finally we offer a preliminary analysis of the extent to which the privatization initiative lived up to its promises.

"Featuring first hand accounts by international politicians and diplomats along with analyses by leading scholars, this unique collection of essays provides insights from multiple perspectives to foster better understanding of international relations during and after the Cold War. Experts from both sides of the "iron curtain" shed light on the origins, struggles, ending, and legacy of the conflict that dominated the second half of the twentieth century and that still affects current East-West relations, the securing and dismantling of weapons of mass destruction, and the instability of many regions. With a particular focus on diplomatic relations, the book looks at the origins of the conflict from Yalta to Korea, the prelude to Detente from Cuba to Vietnam, followed by the move from Detente to dialogue. It then addresses such issues as strategic weapons, the impact of the war on scientific research, intelligence, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Lastly, it examines the legacy of the Cold War across regions of the world, including Europe, Japan, India, China, and the lessons to be drawn for today's diplomatic relations and intelligence. With contributions from Howard Baker, Jr., Sir Anthony Brenton, Susan Eisenhower, Grigoryi Karasin, Alexander Likhotal, Kishan Rana, Ying Rong, and more, the volume presents a true international treatment of a subject of global dimensions and importance. Students of politics and international relations will find it invaluable as will Foreign Service practitioners, and instructors teaching the Cold War and foreign affairs"--

Applying Downs' theoretical perspective and analytical approach, the "issue‐attention cycles" of "second generation" environmental problems are evaluated using network news coverage and public opinion on environmental problems from 1975 to 1990. Previous research is improved upon and extended by using actual network news coverage of second generation environmental issues (toxic, hazardous, nuclear, and solid waste management, contamination, and accidents) to track these problems through all five stages of Downs' construct of the issue‐attention cycle (his analysis ventured through only two stages completely). Findings show that Downs' conceptualization of the issue‐attention cycle, although useful, is problematic. The cyclical nature of the proposed model is evident based on network news coverage. The pattern observed for public opinion, however, is not exactly cyclical; there is evidence of a relationship between network news information and public opinion, which corroborates past research and further refines our understanding of the interaction of media, public opinion, and public policy.

AbstractThe policy process that takes place in the siting of a high‐level nuclear waste repository is marked by political controversy, an open decision‐making process, scientific uncertainty, conflicting expert opinion, and high risk in case of system failure. Mandated quality‐assurance studies of proposed sites represent high‐stakes, high‐pressure evaluation that must take a variety of factors into account.

Two models of desegregation change between 1968 and 1974 for a number of U.S. urban school districts are tested using a block-recursive technique incorporating the effects of community environment, the school system, and federal influence. The models can explain a considerable amount of change in the North but much less in the South. In both regions, federal intervention is a dominant influence, although for one model in the North, the earlier year level of desegregation is the most powerful effect.