02717nam 2200625 450 991078455890332120230331005315.01-280-43998-X0-19-536420-11-60129-658-4(CKB)1000000000363436(EBL)271242(OCoLC)171570757(SSID)ssj0000278185(PQKBManifestationID)11192714(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278185(PQKBWorkID)10257630(PQKB)10669775(MiAaPQ)EBC271242(MiAaPQ)EBC4701135(Au-PeEL)EBL4701135(CaPaEBR)ebr11273073(CaONFJC)MIL43998(OCoLC)960165766(EXLCZ)99100000000036343620161013h19881988 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrConsumer safety regulation putting a price on life and limb /Peter AschNew York, New York ;Oxford, [England] :Oxford University Press,1988.©19881 online resource (183 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-504972-1 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents; 1. Consumer Safety: The Basic Issues; 2. The Institutional Setting: An Overview of Consumer Safety Policies in the United States and Great Britain; 3. Why Public Protection: Traditional Economic Arguments; 4. Why Public Protection: Nontraditional and ""Noneconomic"" Arguments; 5. The Analytics of Misperception; 6. Policy Formulation in the Major Regulatory Agencies; 7. Policy Evaluations: The Evidence; 8. Consumer Safety Regulation and Consumer Welfare; Bibliography; Index of Cases; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZAn examination of the current debate in the US between those who argue that unregulated private markets will impose unacceptable risks on the public, and those who argue that government safety regulations infringe freedom.Consumer protectionLaw and legislationUnited StatesConsumer protectionEconomic aspectsUnited StatesConsumer protectionUnited StatesConsumer protectionLaw and legislationConsumer protectionEconomic aspectsConsumer protection343.73/071Asch Peter121704MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784558903321Consumer safety regulation3708305UNINA