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Examines interstate variance in the distribution of costs for hazardous waste regulation in the U.S. states. Identification of the distribution of regulatory costs for technical externalities; Answers to specific questions about the regulatory strategies of competing states in a federal system.

Points out that an underlying assumption of the partial preemption approach is the belief that minimum federal standards contribute to the prospective decentralization of environmental protection programs in the U.S. Removal or reduction of industry incentives to shop around for states with a more lenient regulatory stance; Survey of chief executive officers of pollution-generating firms; Indication that corporate officials see regulatory climate as an important component of overhead costs.

Outlines the scope of the hazardous waste problem to which state governments in the U.S. must respond. Observation that hazardous waste management has become a primary concern of state governments; Assumption of a leading role by the state governments in hazardous waste policy development and implementation; Relation of the scope of the problem with changing public perceptions and intergovernmental relationships.

Reports on a study which conceptualizes and operationalizes state high-technology capacity and demonstrates its potential usefulness in comparative state studies in the U.S. Identification and recording of the amount of high-technology resources that are available in each state and that can be employed in public policy; Five dimensions of the concept; Ranking of the states along these dimensions; Relationships between the five components of high-technology capacity and several state energy and environmental policies.