Clean Water Policy and State Choice: Promise and Performance in the Water Quality ACT

ISBN-13: 9781108839129 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 350 str.

John C. Morris

Opis

This book examines the US Water Quality Act to determine state choice in water infrastructure policy, for researchers and policymakers.

Recenzje

'For those with interests in water infrastructure policy and federalism, I encourage you to become familiar with Dr. John C. Morris's new book.' John A. Hoornbeek, Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Spis treści

1. Setting the Stage: Clean Water, Federal Policy Goals, and State Choice; 2. Reagan Federalism, States' Rights, and the Revolving Loan Fund Model; 3. The Foundations of Water Quality Policy in the United States; 4. Expansion and Contraction in the Federal Role in Water Policy; 5. Features of the Water Quality Act of 1987; 6. A Model of State Implementation of the Water Quality Act of 1987; 7. Initial State Implementation of the Revolving Loan Fund Model; 8. Implementation “On the Ground”: Four Case Studies; 9. The Distributional Impacts of the CWSRF: A National Analysis; 10. Promise and Performance: State Choice and National Water Quality Goals; Appendices; References; Index.