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Title Dust-up [electronic resource] : asbestos litigation and the failure of commonsense policy reform / Jeb Barnes.

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Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2011.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	x, 138 p. : ill.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Today's challenging legislative environment and the politics of efficiency -- The asbestos crisis in the United States -- Asbestos litigation reform as a "likely" case for the politics of efficiency -- The puzzling politics of the Fair Act -- The asbestos case and the politics of efficiency -- The asbestos case, institutional change, and the judicialization of American policymaking.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Products liability -- Asbestos -- United States.
	Damages -- United States.
	Asbestos -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
	Law reform -- United States.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9781589017665 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	1589017668 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	9781589017863 (electronic bk.)