Politics of Automobile Insurance Reform - Ideas, Institutions, and Public Policy in North America

Informationen zum Autor Edward L. Lascher Jr.! an associate professor in the Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration at California State University! Sacramento! is the coeditor of Ambition and Beyond: Career Paths of American Politicians. Klappentext American state and Canadian provincial governments have dealt with rapidly rising auto insurance rates in different ways over the last two decades! a difference many attribute to variances in political pressure exerted by interest groups such as trial attorneys and insurance companies. Edward L. Lascher! Jr.! argues that we must consider two additional factors: the importance of politicians' beliefs about the potential success of various solutions! and the role of governmental institutions. Zusammenfassung American and Canadian governments deal with rising auto insurance rates in different ways! a difference attribute to variances in political pressure. This title argues two additional factors such as: the importance of politicians' beliefs about the potential success of various solutions and the role of governmental institutions.

Product details

• Authors: Edward L. Lascher, Lascher Edward L.
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.07.1999
• EAN: 9780878407392
• ISBN: 978-0-87840-739-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Series: American Governance and Public; American Governance and Public Policy series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, North America, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation, Transport industries, North America (USA and Canada), Insurance & actuarial studies, Central / national / federal government policies, Insurance and actuarial studies, Central government policies