Developers and owners of facilities are facing more and more complicated regulatory and code requirements. These regulatory requirements do provide social benefits as they implement more stringent environmental laws (e.g., for hazardous waste management), and improve safety and accessibility (e.g., OSHA and ADA guidelines.) Regulations are typically specified by Federal as well as State governm...

After putting forward the health, social, environmental, economic and other consequences of tobacco use, beginning with developed countries over the last half a century, a number of studies to control tobacco use have been initiated. For this purpose, intervention techniques for tobacco-dependent individuals are being successfully used. However, tobacco control studies should not be just for th...

Integration into the world economy has accelerated economic growth in many developing countries, providing an essential impetus to poverty reduction (IMF 2001). Continuing growth and integration of world markets, however, has reduced the distinction between domestic and international policies and provoked criticism of the trade-restricting measures of developed countries. The highly protected a...

The increase in government regulation during the 1960s and 1970s is examined, as well as showing the importance of understanding the benefit/cost ratio of regulation.