The Cost-Benefit Revolution
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The Cost-Benefit Revolution is a book by legal scholar Cass Sunstein that argues for the central role of cost-benefit analysis in modern regulation and public policy.
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| The Cost-Benefit Revolution canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cost-Benefit Revolution Context triple: [Cass Sunstein, notableWork, The Cost-Benefit Revolution]
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A.
The Politics of Prudence
The Politics of Prudence is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk that articulates and defends the principles of traditionalist conservatism in modern political life.
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B.
Inequality Reexamined
Inequality Reexamined is a philosophical and economic work by Amartya Sen that critically analyzes traditional views of inequality and justice through his capabilities approach.
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C.
The Acquisitive Society
The Acquisitive Society is a 1920 book by British social critic R. H. Tawney that offers a moral and economic critique of capitalism and argues for a more socially responsible and egalitarian economic order.
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D.
The Economics of Welfare
The Economics of Welfare is a foundational 1920 economics treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that systematically develops welfare economics and the concept of externalities to analyze the role of government in correcting market failures.
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E.
The Antitrust Paradox
The Antitrust Paradox is a highly influential 1978 book by legal scholar Robert Bork that reshaped U.S. antitrust law by arguing that its primary goal should be the protection of consumer welfare rather than competitors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cost-Benefit Revolution Target entity description: The Cost-Benefit Revolution is a book by legal scholar Cass Sunstein that argues for the central role of cost-benefit analysis in modern regulation and public policy.
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A.
The Politics of Prudence
The Politics of Prudence is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk that articulates and defends the principles of traditionalist conservatism in modern political life.
-
B.
Inequality Reexamined
Inequality Reexamined is a philosophical and economic work by Amartya Sen that critically analyzes traditional views of inequality and justice through his capabilities approach.
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C.
The Acquisitive Society
The Acquisitive Society is a 1920 book by British social critic R. H. Tawney that offers a moral and economic critique of capitalism and argues for a more socially responsible and egalitarian economic order.
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D.
The Economics of Welfare
The Economics of Welfare is a foundational 1920 economics treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that systematically develops welfare economics and the concept of externalities to analyze the role of government in correcting market failures.
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E.
The Antitrust Paradox
The Antitrust Paradox is a highly influential 1978 book by legal scholar Robert Bork that reshaped U.S. antitrust law by arguing that its primary goal should be the protection of consumer welfare rather than competitors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| advocates | central role of cost-benefit analysis in regulation ⓘ |
| argues |
cost-benefit analysis can be consistent with democratic values
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cost-benefit analysis can constrain arbitrary regulation ⓘ cost-benefit analysis can protect human welfare ⓘ cost-benefit analysis improves transparency in policymaking ⓘ regulators should systematically compare costs and benefits of rules ⓘ |
| author |
Cass Sunstein
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surface form:
Cass R. Sunstein
Cass Sunstein ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
purely intuition-based policymaking
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regulatory decisions not grounded in evidence ⓘ |
| discusses |
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
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behavioral economics and regulation ⓘ distributional effects of regulation ⓘ executive branch review of regulations ⓘ risk-risk tradeoffs ⓘ valuation of statistical life ⓘ |
| focusesOn | United States federal regulation ⓘ |
| genre |
legal scholarship
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non-fiction ⓘ public policy literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
pro-regulatory-analysis
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utilitarian-influenced ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
economists
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legal scholars ⓘ policy makers ⓘ students of public policy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
administrative law
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cost-benefit analysis ⓘ government decision-making ⓘ public policy ⓘ regulation ⓘ regulatory review ⓘ risk regulation ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| proposes | institutionalization of cost-benefit analysis in government ⓘ |
| publisher | MIT Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
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surface form:
Nudge
Risk and Reason ⓘ Simpler: The Future of Government ⓘ |
| supportsView |
regulation should maximize net benefits
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regulators should consider both economic and non-economic values ⓘ regulatory analysis should be quantitative when possible ⓘ |
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Subject: The Cost-Benefit Revolution Description of subject: The Cost-Benefit Revolution is a book by legal scholar Cass Sunstein that argues for the central role of cost-benefit analysis in modern regulation and public policy.
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subject surface form:
Cass Sunstein