Auto Safety: Assessing America's Performance

by John D. Graham

Overview

America has struggled for 30 years to resolve controversy about the use of occupant restraint systems in motor vehicles. The book uses the differing perspectives of conflicting interests, democratic pluralism, to explain why it was so difficult to resolve the dispute and how the breakthrough toward resolution was ultimately achieved. Principles governing policymaking and corporate influences are explained and insights are provided for policymakers, corporate executives, lobbyists, consumer activists, attorneys and judges, and legislators who are participants in regulatory processes.

America has struggled for thirty years to resolve controversy about the use of occupant restraint systems in motor vehicles. The book uses the differing perspectives of conflicting interests, democratic pluralism, to explain why it was so difficult to resolve the dispute and how the breakthrough toward resolution was ultimately achieved. Principles governing policymaking and corporate influences are explained and insights are provided for policymakers, corporate executives, lobbyists, consumer activists, attorneys and judges, and legislators who are participants in regulatory processes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865691889
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/30/1989
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

JOHN D. GRAHAM is Associate Professor of Policy and Decision Sciences at the Harvard School of Public Health and Deputy Director of the New England Injury Prevention Research Center.

Table of Contents

The Pluralist Perspective
The Birth of Federal Regulation
The "Technology-Forcing" Strategy
The Nixon White House and Ford's "Better Idea"
Negotiating Safety
Congressional Stalemate
"Regulatory Relief" and the Supreme Court
The Master Pluralist
A New Strategy at Ford
Assessing America's Performance