Toxic waste as public business
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That there is some public responsibility for toxic waste management is a point widely taken for granted. However, there has been controversy over whether toxic waste management should become the responsibility primarily of a public corporation. Proposals for a public corporation to assume such responsibility have been advanced in Canada at the provincial level with widely varying outcomes. Through a comparison of three cases - British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario - this article examines the salient issues in this policy debate and questions the prevailing mode of problem definition in order to propose a contrasting approach to publis responsibility. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Canadian Public Administration
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-4840
Year: 1992
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Carl Covitz: the businessman as a public servant
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Carl Covitz was appointed California's Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing in 1991. Immediately preceding his appointment, Covitz was president of Landmark Communities, a real estate development firm. Being used to boardroom management, Covitz brought fresh ideas and techniques to deal with issues. He believes that a compromise can be found between business interests and environmental protection. To address the traffic problem in the state, he intends to further the development of toll roads and rail transit projects.
Publication Name: California Journal
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-1205
Year: 1992
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Surplus May Measure Waste
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Distortion measurements are analyzed in production decision making. The traditional Marshallian surplus provides a measure of generated waste. Under extreme situations surplus contains nothing but waste.
Publication Name: The Journal of Public Economics
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0047-2727
Year: 1983
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