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The Precautionary Principle: A Critical Appraisal Hardcover – September 19, 2001

by Indur M. Goklanv (Author)

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Goklany argues that selective application of this principle distorts the policy debate.

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124 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Cato Institute
Publication date

September 19, 2001
Dimensions

6.7 x 0.56 x 9.22 inches
ISBN-10

1930865163
ISBN-13

978-1930865167
Lexile measure

1540L
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Until recently, both the American mindset and the American economy have been particularly insular. Larsson, a doctoral student and freelance writer, brings home the new world perspective in this highly personal book about the effects of globalization on large and small companies in various communities throughout the world. A Swede by birth, Larsson writes from the unusual perspective (for American readers) of firsthand experiences in Brazil, Hong Kong, and Thailand (he has a Thai wife). In this respect, his book has considerable value and makes a good companion to Thomas L. Friedman's recent overview of globalization, The Lexus and the Olive Tree (LJ 4/15/99). Larsson, who focuses on the more positive results of a global economy, provides a number of noteworthy comments on concepts such as "dumping" as it relates to prosperity, though he illustrates his points heavily with anecdotes rather than charts and figures. Libraries that specialize in economics may find this book of value. Steven Silkunas, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Philadelphia
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cato Institute (September 19, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 124 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1930865163
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1930865167
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1540L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.7 x 0.56 x 9.22 inches

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Darrell Woodruff

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Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2015

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Excellent read. Very enlightening.

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A Must Read Examination of the Precautionary Principle

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2003

"Environmental scholar Indur Goklany disagrees with both the UN and the EU visions. In his new book The Precautionary Principle: A Critical Appraisal of Environmental Risk Assessment, he makes a powerful case that many environmentalists have misapplied the plain language of the precautionary principle, a concept he argues was intended originally to be a general notion recommending that policymakers choose rules to produce net reductions in environmental and public-health risks. Instead, environmentalists have turned the precautionary principle into a regulatory nightmare, transforming precaution into something quite different.
Goklany takes a novel tack, arguing that the attraction the precautionary principle holds for many in the general public is that its plain language indicates only a "look before you leap" sensibility that strikes people as intuitively reasonable. Read properly, the precautionary principle compels regulators to look, but then to let people leap when the evidence indicates that a technology will yield net benefits. In Goklany's interpretation, the precautionary principle insists that both the risks of adopting a new technology and the risks of technological stagnation be examined in regulatory decision making. According to him, genuine precaution is impossible without conducting some sort of risk-risk assessment. By pushing this view, he rejects many European environmentalists' claim that risk analysis is ineffective as a barometer of the environmental costs of economic activities."
-From "The Independent Review," Fall 2002

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Marcos Reis

Muito interessnate!!

Reviewed in Brazil on June 18, 2016

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O princípio da precaução tem sido requisitado nos mais diversos debates ambientais. Indur Gokalny nos oferece um Framework para guiar a sua aplicação. Segundo este autor, a avaliação de políticas ambientais deve considerar os dois lados do balanço de riscos, ou seja, os prós e os contras de se proibir uma tecnologia com base no princípio da precaução. Ele aplica seu Framework nos casos da proibição total do DDT, dos organismos geneticamente modificados e no aquecimento global com conclusões muito interessantes. Recomendo a leitura!!

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