Poisoned for pennies the economics of toxics and precaution
Poisoned for Pennies shows how the misuse of cost-benefit analysis is impeding efforts to clean up and protect our environment, especially in the case of toxic chemicals. According to Ackerman, conservativesin elected office, in state and federal regulatory agencies, and in businesses of every size...
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Washington
Island Press
2008
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| Thư viện lưu trữ: | Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh |
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| Yhteenveto: | Poisoned for Pennies shows how the misuse of cost-benefit analysis is impeding efforts to clean up and protect our environment, especially in the case of toxic chemicals. According to Ackerman, conservativesin elected office, in state and federal regulatory agencies, and in businesses of every sizehave been able to successfully argue that environmental clean-up and protection are simply too expensive. But he proves, that is untrue in case after case |
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| Ulkoasu: | xxvii, 317 p. ill. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1597264016 9781597264013 |