James K. Conant is Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University.Peter J. Balint is Associate Professor in the School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs at George Mason University.

This book provides an invaluable perspective on the political economy of federal budgeting from the agency point of view. The insights generated by the authors on resource allocation and bureaucratic politics break new ground that hopefully may stimulate much needed new research on the politics of national budgeting. The authors do the great service to students and interested observers alike of demystifying the often obscure and specialized world of budgeting by clearly illustrating demonstrating the broader policy and political consequences of budget choices and routines.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Environmental Politics, Policy, and Administration in the United StatesChapter 2: The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Rise of Environmental Protection in the 1970s, and the Political Drama of the Next Three DecadesChapter 3: Lifecycle Models of Organizations Chapter 4: The Council on Environmental Quality: 1970-2010 Chapter 5: The Environmental Protection Agency: 1970-2010 Chapter 6: Comparing the Paths of the CEQ and the EPA and Assessing the Lifecycle Models Chapter 7: The Future of the CEQ and the EPA: 2015-2035PostscriptAppendix 1Appendix 2NotesBibliographyIndex

James K. Conant is Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University.Peter J. Balint is Associate Professor in the School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs at George Mason University.

This book provides an invaluable perspective on the political economy of federal budgeting from the agency point of view. The insights generated by the authors on resource allocation and bureaucratic politics break new ground that hopefully may stimulate much needed new research on the politics of national budgeting. The authors do the great service to students and interested observers alike of demystifying the often obscure and specialized world of budgeting by clearly illustrating demonstrating the broader policy and political consequences of budget choices and routines.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Environmental Politics, Policy, and Administration in the United StatesChapter 2: The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Rise of Environmental Protection in the 1970s, and the Political Drama of the Next Three DecadesChapter 3: Lifecycle Models of Organizations Chapter 4: The Council on Environmental Quality: 1970-2010 Chapter 5: The Environmental Protection Agency: 1970-2010 Chapter 6: Comparing the Paths of the CEQ and the EPA and Assessing the Lifecycle Models Chapter 7: The Future of the CEQ and the EPA: 2015-2035PostscriptAppendix 1Appendix 2NotesBibliographyIndex

James K. Conant is Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University.Peter J. Balint is Associate Professor in the School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs at George Mason University.

This book provides an invaluable perspective on the political economy of federal budgeting from the agency point of view. The insights generated by the authors on resource allocation and bureaucratic politics break new ground that hopefully may stimulate much needed new research on the politics of national budgeting. The authors do the great service to students and interested observers alike of demystifying the often obscure and specialized world of budgeting by clearly illustrating demonstrating the broader policy and political consequences of budget choices and routines.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Environmental Politics, Policy, and Administration in the United StatesChapter 2: The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Rise of Environmental Protection in the 1970s, and the Political Drama of the Next Three DecadesChapter 3: Lifecycle Models of Organizations Chapter 4: The Council on Environmental Quality: 1970-2010 Chapter 5: The Environmental Protection Agency: 1970-2010 Chapter 6: Comparing the Paths of the CEQ and the EPA and Assessing the Lifecycle Models Chapter 7: The Future of the CEQ and the EPA: 2015-2035PostscriptAppendix 1Appendix 2NotesBibliographyIndex