6. The Environmental Protection Agency: A Tale of Two Reagan Administrations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Bureaucratic Responsiveness and the Administrative Presidency 1
5. 2. A Framework for Analysis 16
6. 3. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Car Nuts and Caution 40
7. 4. The Food and Nutrition Service: Limited Opportunity, Limited Resistance 61
8. 5. The Civil Rights Division: Lawyers Who Love to Argue 81
9. 6. The Environmental Protection Agency: A Tale of Two Reagan Administrations 109
10. 7. Lessons from the Reagan Years 151
11. Appendix A. Sample Interview Schedule 173
12. Appendix B. Sample Federal Employee Questionnaire 179
13. Notes 183
14. References 195
15. Index 227