This paper reviews and compares five case studies on quantification and economic valuation of benefits in cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) of regulating phthalates, mercury, PFOA (perfluoro-octanic acid) and its salts, NMP (1 methyl-2-pyrroloidine) and formaldehyde. The case studies had all been...

Environmental values, civil society, and sustainability in post-reform China -- The development imperative -- Saying farewell to communal capital -- The environmental costs of progress -- Pollution, perceptions, and environmental values -- Civil society and the politics of pollution enforcement...