This study, first published in 1990, explores the ways in which institutions can succeed or fail at environmental improvement. The author first takes a look at the nature of environmental politics and the history of air pollution control in Southern California. He then develops a political economic model that asks the question: what effect have the dramatic changes that have occurred throughout the history of air pollution control in Southern California had on air quality? Jeffry Fawcett uses the information gathered to both evaluate the relationship between air quality and institutional change; and to evaluate how political economists explain how state environmental institutions work. This title will be of interest to students of environmental economics and policy.

This study, first published in 1990, explores the ways in which institutions can succeed or fail at environmental improvement. The author first takes a look at the nature of environmental politics and the history of air pollution control in Southern California. He then develops a political economic model that asks the question: what effect have the dramatic changes that have occurred throughout the history of air pollution control in Southern California had on air quality? Jeffry Fawcett uses the information gathered to both evaluate the relationship between air quality and institutional change; and to evaluate how political economists explain how state environmental institutions work. This title will be of interest to students of environmental economics and policy.

What's the Real Health Care Crisis? The penetrating essays in this collection answer: health care isn't about health. As they unpack the shortcomings of the science that leads to overdiagnosis and overtreatment at the hands of the health care system, the authors offer an alternative to health as the absence of disease: health as the biological capacity to lead a full, rich life. Over sixty essays offer both a critical analysis of health science and practical solutions to health issues. A wide range of issues are explored, including Why hypertension isn't a disease Why obesity isn't a disease How hormone imbalance is ignored How nutrition standards are flawed Why vitamins are good for you How news media are biased on health How research is biased on health How environmental cues affect health Why the conventional explanation for heart attacks makes no sense Why the placebo effect is a good thing Why mammograms don't save lives The social determinants of health, illness, and injury The environmental causes of health, illness, and injury How the risk of illness is passed from one generation to the next Why multitasking is a myth Why menstruation is a good thing Why wireless technologies are the cigarettes of the 21st Century Jeffry Fawcett, PhD and Layna Berman are independent scholars, health educators, and broadcast journalists. In addition to publishing the Progressive Health Observer from which the essays in this book are taken, they produce and host the nationally syndicated Your Own Health And Fitness radio show (www.yourownhealthandfitness.org). Their consulting practice educates people in the principles and practices examined in this book, enabling individuals to make informed health and medical decisions. Jeffry and Layna live among the redwoods of Northern California.