Title:

Review of Site Fights: Divisive Facilities and Civil Society in Japan and the West, by Daniel P. Aldrich

Author(s):

Cooley, Alexander A.

Date:

2009

Type:

Reviews

Department:

Political Science (Barnard College)

Volume:

7

Permanent URL:

http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:11631

Book/Journal Title:

Perspectives on Politics

Abstract:

The popular slogan NIMBY—Not in My Back Yard—captures a classic dilemma that confronts policymakers: Although society as a whole requires certain basic public goods, such as energy supplies, improved infrastructure, and transportation hubs, individual communities are often unwilling to bear the localized costs and externalities of hosting these installations. In this fresh, insightful, and creative study, Daniel Aldrich explores the ways in which states decide to site controversial facilities and the types of instruments that public agencies employ to respond to societal opposition against these siting decisions.

Subject(s):

Public policy

DOI:

10.1017/S1537592709090963

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