Corporate America and Environmental Policy

Sheldon Kamieniecki is Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern California. His edited books include Controversies in Environmental Policy (1986), Environmental Politics in the International Arena (1993), and Flashpoints in Environmental Policymaking (1997), winner of the 1998 Lynton K. Caldwell Award.

• @fmct:Contents @toc4:Preface iii List of Abbreviations iii @toc2:1Business and American Democracy 000 2Interest Groups and Environmental Policymaking 000 3Theories of Issue Definition, Framing, and Agenda Building 000 4Agenda Building in Congress 000 5The Influence of Business in Federal Agencies and Courts 000 6Corporate Involvement in Regulatory Policy 000 7Corporate Involvement in Natural Resource Policy 000 8Conclusion 000 @toc4:Notes 000 References 000 Index 000

"Kamieniecki's book is more thorough and inclusive than any other work on the link between business and environmental policy. The extent of influence of business groups in environmental and natural resource policy is a highly contested area, and the author's analysis is quite balanced." - Helen Ingram, University of California "There is no doubt that business plays a significant role in environmental policy making and implementation, and rightly so. Yet there is little empirical data on why business groups take the positions they do, how they affect media coverage and public policy development, and the degree to which they affect decision making. These are critically important questions about the role of business in environmental policy, and Corporate America and Environmental Policy significantly advances our understanding of them." - Michael Kraft, University of Wisconsin (Green Bay)