Cutting green tape : toxic pollutants, environmental regulation and the law / edited by Richard L. Stroup and Roger E. Meiners ; foreword by W. Kip Viscusi.

Other author Stroup, Richard.
Other author Meiners, Roger E.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Brunswick [N.J.] : Transaction Publishers, ©2000.
Descriptionxviii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Toxic torts--United States.
Liability for hazardous substances pollution damages--United States.
Liability for environmental damages--United States.
Law--Political aspects.

SeriesIndependent studies in political economy
Independent studies in political economy. ^A241680
Contents Superfund and risky risk reduction / Bruce Yandle -- Air toxics policy: liabilities from thin air / Richard L. Stroup -- Toxic torts by government / Bruce L. Benson -- Common law approaches to pollution and toxic tort litigation / Jo-Christy Brown and Roger E. Meiners -- Rent seeking on the legal frontier / Bruce L. Benson -- Toxic torts: problems of damages and issues of liability / David D. Haddock and Daniel D. Polsby -- Insurance, information, and toxic risk / Donald N. Dewees -- Contracting for health and safety: risk perception and rational choice / Daniel K. Benjamin -- Regulation of Carcinogens: are animal tests a sound foundation? / Aaron Wildavsky -- Protecting groundwater and the unintended transport of toxic substances by water / David T. Fractor -- Improving the reliability of scientific testimony in court / David E. Bernstein, Kenneth R. Foster and Peter W. Huber.
Local noteLittle-324065--305131021133N
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 00020661
ISBN0765806185 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1560004290 (cloth : alk. paper)