Barnes, Jeb.

Dust-up asbestos litigation and the failure of commonsense policy reform / [electronic resource] : Jeb Barnes. - Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2011. - x, 138 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Today's challenging legislative environment and the politics of efficiency -- The asbestos crisis in the United States -- Asbestos litigation reform as a "likely" case for the politics of efficiency -- The puzzling politics of the Fair Act -- The asbestos case and the politics of efficiency -- The asbestos case, institutional change, and the judicialization of American policymaking.


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Palo Alto, Calif. :
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2011.
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Products liability--Asbestos--United States.
Damages--United States.
Asbestos--Law and legislation--History.--United States
Law reform--United States.


Electronic books.

KF1297.A73 / B37 2011eb

344.04/6335