- Bending Science
- Thomas O. McGarity
- Wendy E. Wagner
- McGarity and Wagner reveal the range of sophisticated legal and financial tactics political and corporate advocates use to discredit or suppress research on potential human health hazards.Bending Science exposes an astonishing pattern of corruption and makes a compelling case for reforms to safeguard both the integrity of science and the public health.
- Hardcover 2008
- The Homevoter Hypothesis
- William A. Fischel
- Fischel has coined the portmanteau word "homevoter" to crystallize the connection between homeownership and political involvement. The link neatly explains several vexing puzzles, such as why displacement of local taxation by state funds reduces school quality and why local governments are more likely to be efficient providers of environmental amenities. The book thereby makes a strong case for decentralization of the fiscal and regulatory functions of government.
- Hardcover 2001 / Paperback 2005
- Mastering Boston Harbor
- Charles M. Haar
- This book chronicles how America's most glorious and historically significant harbor was rescued from decades of pollution and neglect by a community of caring citizens who were linked to an environmentally committed judge and his special harbor master. This dynamic public-private team shaped novel legal and political procedures for governing and restoring the harbor.
- Hardcover 2005