Out of Bounds and Out of Control: Regulatory Enforcement at the EPA [Paperback]

James DeLong (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 14, 2002 | ISBN-10: 1930865295 | ISBN-13: 978-1930865297

Does the EPA comply with the basic principles embodied in the phrase the rule of law. James DeLong says they do not. This book should frighten all who believe in the democratic process.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Out of Bounds, Out of Control is a potent indictment of the general workings of the EPA. -- Free-Market.net on September 2002

About the Author

James V. DeLong is a senior fellow in the Project on Technology and Innovation at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. He is the author of Property Matters: How Property Rights Are under Assault-And

Why You Should Care, published by the Free Press.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Cato Institute (August 14, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930865295
• ISBN-13: 978-1930865297
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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More About the Author

JAMES V. DeLONG has lived in the belly of the beltway beast for over 40 years, working for government agencies, trade associations, think tanks, and himself.

He has written two books, Property Matters: How Property Rights Are Under Assault and Why You Should Care (Free Press 1997) and Out of Bounds and Out of Control: Regulatory Enforcement at the EPA (Cato Institute 2002). He has also written extensively for The American, Reason, the Claremont Review of Books, the National Review, and other journals, and for think tanks, including the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the Cato Institute, The Progress & Freedom Foundation, and the Convergence Law Institute.

For four years, he ran PFF's Center for the Study of Digital Property, and he has blogged on intellectual property and tech industry issues both at PFF and on behalf of Digital Society.

He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where he was Book Review Editor of the Harvard Law Review, and of Harvard College, where he majored in American History.

A list of his publications is at http://convergencelaw.com/filings_pubs/Pubs-by-Author.shtml.

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7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strongly advocates EPA reforms, November 13, 2002

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This review is from: Out of Bounds and Out of Control: Regulatory Enforcement at the EPA (Hardcover)

Out Of Bounds, Out Of Control: Regulatory Enforcement At The EPA James V. DeLong (Senior Fellow, Project on Technology and Innovation, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.) is a straightforward survey and analysis of the enforcement activities of the Environmental Protection Agency, and comes up with documented conclusion regarding the EPA's miserable deficiency record. Taking the stand that the EPA's enforcement provisions interpret its power too broadly, blurs separation of governmental powers, and does not comply with the rule of law, Out Of Bounds, Out Of Control strongly advocates EPA reforms and calls for EPA regulated industries to defend themselves more vigorously and overtly.

5 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Tale of Environmental Fiction, September 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Out of Bounds and Out of Control: Regulatory Enforcement at the EPA (Hardcover)

I had hoped this book would attempt to answer some of the problems with EPA enforcement, such as why there is a lack of funding for key environmental cleanups. It did not, instead it created a fictional account of the state of America's environment.You would think that all of America had clean air and clean water and EPA was making very clean industries work very hard to clean up nothing, Total fiction. What I had hoped for was an honest assessments as to why EPA's budget does not match the level of monitoring and enforcement needed to keep our waterways, and ecosystems clean.
I can not recommend this book.