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020			_a9781565849815
082			_a330 ACK-F
100			_aAckerman, Frank
245			_aPriceless : _bon knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing / _cFrank Ackerman and Lisa Heinzerling
260			_aNew York _bThe New Press _c2004
300			_a277 p.
365			_aUSD _b17.75.
500			_aAs clinical as it sounds to express the value of human lives, health, or the environment in cold dollars and cents, cost-benefit analysis requires it. More disturbingly, this approach is being embraced by a growing number of politicians and conservative pundits as the most reasonable way to make many policy decisions regarding public health and the environment. By systematically refuting the economic algorithms and illogical assumptions that cost-benefit analysts flaunt as fact, Priceless tells a “gripping story about how solid science has been shoved to the backburner by bean counters with ideological blinders” (In These Times). Ackerman and Heinzerling argue that decisions about health and safety should be made “to reflect not economists’ numbers, but democratic values, chosen on moral grounds. This is a vividly written book, punctuated by striking analogies, a good deal of outrage, and a nice dose of humor” (Cass Sunstein, The New Republic). Essential reading for anyone concerned with the future of human health and environmental protection, Priceless “shines a bright light on obstacles that stand in the way of good government decisions” (Public Citizen News).
650			_aCommercial policy
650			_aEnvironmental economics
650			_aProduct safety
650			_aUnited States
650			_aBusiness ethics
650			_aConsumer protection
650			_aEconomic policy
650			_aConsumer protection--Cost effectiveness
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