9. Environmental Protection

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction: Two Tragedies 1
5. Part One. The Evolving Social Bargain
6. 1. The Laissez Faire Benchmark 13
7. 2. Freedom Reined: The Progressive Era Through the Public Interest Era 18
8. 3. Freedom, Responsibility, and Accountability 27
9. Part Two. Preparing for the Laissez Faire Revival
10. 4. The Intellectual and Financial Foundations 35
11. 5. The Idea Infrastructure 41
12. 6. The Influence Infrastructure 57
13. Part Three. The Laissez Faire Revival
14. 7. The Assaults on Regulation 67
15. 8. Worker Safety 84
16. 9. Environmental Protection 99
17. 10. Drug and Device Safety 118
18. 11. Food Safety 133
19. 12. Transportation Safety 147
20. 13. Financial Protection 164
21. 14. Consumer Protection 183
22. 15. Civil Justice 197
23. Part Four. Renegotiating the Social Bargain
24. 16. Disabled Government 217
25. Patch-and-repair 232
26. 18. Striking a New Bargain 264
27. 19. Conclusions 286
28. Notes 293
29. Index 377