The Precautionary Principle: A Critical Appraisal
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ISBN: 1930865163 / Publisher: Cato Institute, September 2001
Goklany argues that selective application of this principle distorts the policy debate.
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Goklany here expands his chapter in Julian Morris' Rethinking Risk and the Precautionary Principle (Butterworth Heinemann, 2000). Drawing on his environmental work with government and industry, he explores how the precautionary principle could be used to solve various public health and environmental dilemmas. That principle states that if there are any doubts about the safety of a technology, it should be severely restricted or banned unless proven absolutely safe. Current regulations require that harm be proved and the mechanism be understood. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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