Preface : Against Expressivism -- Where we are -- Triumph of the technocrats -- A foreign language -- Willingness to pay and the value of life -- Welfare : the master value -- The knowledge problem -- Frontiers -- Moral commitments -- Mandatory labels -- The role of courts -- Pr…
"Why policies should be based on careful consideration of their costs and benefits rather than on intuition, popular opinion, interest groups, and anecdotes. Opinions on government policies vary widely. Some people feel passionately about the child obesity epidemic and support g…