Voices and Echoes for the Environment: Public Interest Representation in the 1990s and Beyond Contributor(s): Shaiko, Ronald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231113552 ISBN-13: 9780231113557 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $35.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: What are the challenges facing public interest groups as a result of their transformation from the small, grassroots groups of the 1960s into the large, professionalized, multi-billion dollar industry of the '90s? How might public interest groups meet these challenges as they move into the next century? Focusing on national environmental organizations, including Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation, The Wilderness Society, and Environmental Defense Fund, Voices and Echoes for the Environment demonstrates how the demands of organizational maintenance encroach on the goal of effective policy influence. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration |
Dewey: 363.705 |
LCCN: 98-52088 |
Lexile Measure: 1580 |
Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics Into the 2 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.95" W x 8.95" (0.96 lbs) 300 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
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Publisher Description: What are the challenges facing public interest groups as a result of their transformation from the small, grassroots groups of the 1960s into the large, professionalized, multi-billion dollar industry of the '90s? How might public interest groups meet these challenges as they move into the next century? Focusing on national environmental organizations, including Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation, The Wilderness Society, and Environmental Defense Fund, Voices and Echoes for the Environment demonstrates how the demands of organizational maintenance encroach on the goal of effective policy influence. |