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.