02916nam 2200649 a 450 991046161210332120200520144314.01-283-13007-697866131300750-19-970947-5(CKB)2670000000092888(EBL)728789(OCoLC)729244824(SSID)ssj0000525336(PQKBManifestationID)12189126(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000525336(PQKBWorkID)10488799(PQKB)10077658(MiAaPQ)EBC728789(Au-PeEL)EBL728789(CaPaEBR)ebr10476956(CaONFJC)MIL313007(EXLCZ)99267000000009288820071003d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRetaking rationality[electronic resource] how cost-benefit analysis can better protect the environment and our health /Richard L. Revesz, Michael A. LivermoreOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20081 online resource (457 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-976895-1 0-19-536857-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Decisions are made by those who show up -- pt. 2. Eight fallacies of cost-benefit analysis -- pt. 3. Instituting regulatory rationality.That America's natural environment has been degraded and despoiled over the past 25 years is beyond dispute. Nor has there been any shortage of reasons why-short-sighted politicians, a society built on over-consumption, and the dramatic weakening of environmental regulations. In Retaking Rationality, Richard Revesz and Michael Livermore argue convincingly that one of the least understood-and most important-causes of our failure to protect the environment has been a misguided rejection of reason. The authors show that environmentalists, labor unions, and other progressive groups have declined tTrade regulationUnited StatesCost effectivenessEnvironmental lawUnited StatesCost effectivenessPublic health lawsUnited StatesCost effectivenessAdministrative agenciesUnited StatesDecision makingElectronic books.Trade regulationCost effectiveness.Environmental lawCost effectiveness.Public health lawsCost effectiveness.Administrative agenciesDecision making.320.60973Revesz Richard L.1958-973593Livermore Michael A973594MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461612103321Retaking rationality2215036UNINA