Description
Book SynopsisA timely comparative study of state-network interactions in agro-environmental policy-making in the US, Canada, and France.
Trade ReviewThis book is a welcome addition to the environmental policy literature, primarily because it addresses an important gap in our understanding of the relationship among agricultural practices, environmental protection, and public policy.
Misplaced Distrust contains a valuable discussion of how France, the United States, and Canada have developed policies to control the negative impacts of agricultural practices on the ecosystem. Perhaps this investigation will inspire other political scientists to conduct additional comparative research in this important policy area. -- Sheldon Kamieniecki, University of Southern California * Persectives on Politics, vol. 3, no. 3 *
Table of ContentsTables
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Assessing Policy-Making Performance
3. Networks and Performance
4. France: A Shift from Low- to High-Level Performance
5. The United States: Performance in the Absence ofIntergovernmental Coordination
6. Canada: Stalled at a Low Performance Level
7. Misplaced Distrust
Notes
Bibliography
Index
