Subject: Political Science / Public Policy / General

Subject: Political Science / Public Policy / General

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How Nations Choose Product Standards and Standards Change Nations

|9780822956228|Nations use product standards, and manipulate them, for reasons othen than practical use or safety. The Soviets once cultivated standards to isolate themselves. In the United States, codes and standards are often used to favor home industries over external competition, and to favor some producers over others. Krislov compares and contrasts the United States, the EC, the forner Eastern bloc, and Japan, to link standard choice with political styles and to trace growing internationalization based on product efficiency criteria.| Krislov S|| Political Science / General Political Science / Public Policy / General

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The Moderation Dilemma

|9780822957591|Legislative Coalitions and the Politics of Family and Medical Leave| The effort to legislate family and medical leave policies in the United States illustrates a dilemma at the heart of the American political process. Faced with strong opposition from business lobbies, proponents of leaves in the late 1980s and early 1990s had to balance their desire to pass the policy they wanted against the desire to pass a policy at all. In this lucid and timely book, Anya Bernstein analyzes how this “moderation dilemma” played out at the federal level and in four states. In so doing, she develops a…

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