Number: RL30043
Title: Environmental, Health, and Safety Tradeoffs: A Discussion of Policymaking Opportunities and Constraints
Authors: John E. Blodgett, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: Cost-benefit analyses and risk assessments suggest that federal environmental, health, and safety programs vary widely in cost-effectiveness. Some analysts see this as the justification and basis for significant reallocation of effort. This report discusses the implications of cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment in the context of congressional and administrative decisionmaking structures. It identifies constraints on flexible decisionmaking and some implications of trying to overcome them.
Pages: 18
Date: Updated February 27, 2004