Weibust, Inger

Green leviathan: the case for a federal role in environmental policy/ Inger Weibust - England: Ashgate, 2009. - x, 232p.

1. Introduction --
2. Examining the case for decentralized policymaking --
3. Interjurisdictional regulatory competition and fears about competitiveness --
4. The alternatives to decentralization : contracts versus institutions --
5. United States : greening through centralization --
6. Switzerland : the power of referenda in a noncentralized system --
7. Canada : when centralization does not occur --
8. The European Union : setting stringent standards despite the obstacles --
9. Conclusion.

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