Poisoned for Pennies: The Economics of Toxics and Precaution

Book Detail
Edition: 1
Release: 2008-05-23
Publisher: Island Press
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 1597264016
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

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“Cost-benefit analysis” is a term that is used so frequently we rarely stop to think about it. But relying on it can lead to some dubious conclusions, as Frank Ackerman points out in this eye-opening book. For example, some economists have argued that states should encourage—and even subsidize—cigarette smoking by citizens because smoking will shorten life spans and therefore reduce the need and expense of caring for the elderly. How did the economists reach that conclusion? The answer is cost-benefit analysis, Ackerman explains.Then in clear, understandable language, he describes an alternative, precautionary approach to making decisions under uncertainty. Once a mere theory, the precautionary principle has now been applied in practice through the European Union’s REACH protocol. Citing major studies, many of which he has directed, he shows that the precautionary approach has not only worked, but has been relatively cheap.Poisoned for Pennies shows how the misuse of cost-ben Download Poisoned for Pennies for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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