<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>6</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sunstein, Cass R.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The law of fear : Beyond the precautionary principle</style></title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005</style></date></pub-dates></dates><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cambridge University Press</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">New York</style></pub-location><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">234 p.</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">0521848237</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Author argues that the precautionary principle is incoherent and potentially paralyzing, as risks exist on all sides of issues such as genetic engineering and nanotechnology, and often precautionary steps create dangers of their own. He traces the history and many versions of the precautionary principle, and critiques the use of the precautionary principle in situations ranging from the Iraq War to the debate over global warming. Instead of precautionary principle, Sunstein advocates for the use of three step: a narrow Anti-Catastrophe Principle, designed for the most serious risks; close attention to costs and benefits, and the use of </style></abstract><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Monograph</style></work-type></record></records></xml>