The people's agents and the battle to protect the American public
Subtitle: special interests, government, and threats to health, safety, and the environment
By: Rena Steinzor and Sidney Shapiro.
Contributors: Shapiro, Sidney A., 1947-
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780226772028
Subjects: Public safety -- United States; Public interest -- United States; Government accountability -- United States; Administrative agencies -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Diagnosis; title: Public interest lost; title: The people's agents; title: Hollow government; title: Cost-benefit analysis; title: Institutions; title: Congress; title: The White House; title: The judiciary; title: Solutions; title: Positive metrics; title: Renewing the civil service; title: The road forward.