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The Extent Of Social Regulation: Hazardous Waste Cleanup And The Reagan Ideology

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Social regulation resolves the conflict over who will bear the costs of production‐related harm to public health, safety, and the environment. The extent of social regulation reflects the political power of affected interests, the economic consequences of control, and the prevailing regulatory ideol‐ ogy. In this paper, I analyze the impact of the Reagan deregulatory ideology on implementation of the Superfund program to cleanup hazardous waste sites. Itesolution of the conflict over enabling legislation is examined to gauge the relative political power of Superfund Act supporters. Resolution of the ronflict over implementation is examined to determine the extent to which these same political forces limited the success of the Reagan ideology in promoting regulatory inaction.

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  • Harold C. Barnett, 1988. "The Extent Of Social Regulation: Hazardous Waste Cleanup And The Reagan Ideology," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 8(1), pages 15-35, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:8:y:1988:i:1:p:15-35
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1988.tb00913.x
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    1. Harold C. Barnett, 1993. "Crimes Against the Environment: Superfund Enforcement at Last," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 525(1), pages 119-133, January.

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