The British State and the Natural Environment; with special reference to the Alkali Inspectorate, circa 1860-1906
Details:
- Author(s) Garwood, Christine
- Publication type Dissertation, PhD
- Year published 1998
- Publisher University of Leicester
- Place Published Leicester
Topics:
- Name Environmental issues
- Name Legislation & regulation exc h&s & competition policy
- Name Government intervention exc legislation & regulation
Countries:
Library:
- Name Leicester University Library
- City Leicester
- County Leicestershire
- Country England
- Postcode LE1 9QD
- Visit Leicester University Library's website
Groups:
Notes:
Analyses Victorian legislation - most notably the effectiveness of the state and its agency in enforcement - enacted to control atmospheric pollution by the chemical industry via the Alkali Acts, 1863-1906. Assesses, inter alia, priorities and vested interests. Has sections: environmental protectionism; the Alkali Inspectors; fiscal context; enforcement; prosecution; constraints on enforcement; impact