Punctuated Equilibrium and the Dynamics of U.S. Environmental Policy

by Repetto, Robert Repetto, Robert and Robert Repetto

Book Overview

Although many environmental policy issues remain deadlocked for decades with little movement, sometimes breakthroughs occur abruptly. Why do deadlocks persist? Why do major policy shifts occur infrequently? Is it possible to judge when policies are ripe for change? This book presents new empirical evidence that the punctuated equilibrium theory of policy dynamics fits the facts of environmental policy change and can explain how stable policies can...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300110766
• ISBN13: 9780300110760
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.1"