Consumer safety regulation putting a price on life and limb
An 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.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press
1988.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31409738*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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; Z.
