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The Half-Life of Policy Rationales

How New Technology Affects Old Policy Issues
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"The Half-Life of Policy Rationales" argues that the appropriateness of policy depends on the state of technology, and that the justifications for many public policies are dissolving as technology advances. As new detection and metering technologies are being developed for highways, parking, and auto emissions, and information becomes more accessible and user-friendly, this volume argues that quality and safety are better handled by the private sector. As for public utilities, new means of producing and delivering electricity, water, postal, and telephone services dissolve the old natural-monopolies rationales of the government. This volume includes essays on marine resources, lighthouses, highways, parking, auto emissions, consumer product safety, money and banking, medical licensing, electricity, water delivery, postal service, community governance, and endangered species. The editors have mobilized the hands-on knowledge of field experts to develop theories about technology and public policy. "The Half-Life of Policy Rationales" will be of interest to readers in public policy, technology, property rights, and economics.
part i Metering, Excluding, and Charging1 Technology, Marine Conservation, and Fisheries Management2 The Lighthouse as a Private-Sector Collective Good3 Motorway Financing and Provision: Technology Favors a New Approach4 Buying Time at the Curb5 Fencing the Airshed: Using Remote Sensing to Police Auto Emissionspart ii Quality Assurance and Consumer Protection6 Technology and the Case for Free Banking7 Consumer Protection Regulation and Information on the Internet8 Medical Licensing: Existing Public Policy and Technological Changepart iii Natural Monopoly?9 Technology and Electricity: Overcoming the Umbilical Mentality10 Avoiding the Grid: Technology and the Decentralization of Water11 Technological Change and the Case for Government Intervention in Postal Servicespart iv Other Areas of Policy12 The Entrepreneurial Community in Light of Advancing Business Practices and Technologies13 Technology and the Protection of Endangered Species
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