Holdings: The Precautionary Principle and the Social Standard

The Precautionary Principle and the Social Standard

Scientific progress offers tremendous potential benefits to society but also presents risks. While research focuses on how to manifest the benefits of any new technology, the outside community fears the consequences that technology may inadvertentl...

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Main Authors:	Knudsen, Odin K., Scandizzo, Pasquale L
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	SOCIAL ACCOUNTING ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES ADVERSE EFFECTS ADVERSE IMPACTS ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS ARTICLE BASIC COMMUNITIES CONSUMER GROUPS CONSUMERS DAMAGES DECISION MAKING DESCRIPTION DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC MODELS ECONOMICS ELASTICITY ERROR EXPECTED VALUE EXPECTED VALUES GDP GDP PER CAPITA HYPOTHESIS TESTING INCOME INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTIONS LOGIC MARGINAL BENEFITS MARGINAL COST MARGINAL VALUE MORTALITY MOTIVATION NEW TECHNOLOGY 0 HYPOTHESIS OPPORTUNITY COST PROBABILITY PROBABILITY DENSITY PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION PRODUCTION PROCESS PROTECTIONISM PROTOCOL PUBLIC GOOD RANDOM VARIABLE RESEARCHERS SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL SIMULATION SOCIAL COSTS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TEST PROCEDURE TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION UNIT INCREASE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/886341468275363519/The-precautionary-principle-and-the-social-standard http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27358

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The Precautionary Principle and the Social Standard

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