THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT STRATEGIES OF R. REAGAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51989/NUL.2022.1.27Keywords:
environmental policy, environmental protection, system of checks and balances, the U.S. public administration, judicial branch of government, the U.S. Congress, division of powersAbstract
The article is devoted to the study of the direct and indirect strategies of R. Reagan environmental policy, which were designed to be implemented in the long run for the economic development of the country. In addition, the article reveals the impact of environmental issues on the U.S. public policy, its interrelation between social, economic, legal and political processes. The relevance of the study of the direct and indirect strategies of R. Reagan environmental policy is determined by the fact that it helps to deepen theoretical and practical knowledge about public administration and policy, particularly in the sphere of environmental protection. The knowledge gained from the study of the U.S. public administration and policy, as one of the most influential countries in the world, can be used in Ukraine to balance the powers of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government. Examining the direct and indirect strategies of R. Reagan environmental policy, it was found that, despite their opposition to environmental regulation, they did, practically, help consolidate the quasi-constitutional changes in public administration which happened during the 1970s. This can probably be explained not only by the public demand for improved environmental safety, but also by the more pragmatic desire of the federal institutional system to maintain the empowerment that allowed it to have more influence over the internal affairs of individual states. Within this frame of reference, the American checks and balances system reflects its ability to balance different branches of government. It is the complexity of the implementation of direct strategies of R. Reagan environmental policy which caused parallel work on indirect approaches, specifically the appointment of new judges who supported the presidents vision of the need for economic development of the country. To a certain extent, it was R. Reagan indirect strategies that proved to be the most effective ways of environmental policy implementation, as some of the judges appointed during his presidency actively opposed the expansion of pollution regulation when his presidential term ended.
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