So far, most government regulations dealing with fracking are written and enforced by state and local governments,

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So far, most government regulations dealing with fracking are written and enforced by state and local governments, rather than the federal government. What are the advantages and disadvantages of local and state government regulation compared to federal regulation? To what extent is the nature of the issue important to your analysis? For example, compare the issue of increased local truck traffic to the issue of increased releases of methane into the atmosphere.

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The Economics of Public Issues

ISBN: 978-0134018973

19th edition

Authors: Roger LeRoy Miller, Daniel K. Benjamin, Douglass C. North

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