Laws of fear : Beyond the precautionary principle Author Sunstein C.R. Date 2005 Source IUCN (ID: MON-079506) Publisher | Place of publication Cambridge University Press | Cambridge, UK ISBN 0521615127 Pages 234 p. Document type Monography/book Language English Field of application International Subject Environment gen. Keyword Precautionary principle Risk assessment/management Abstract Part 1: Problems: 1. Precautions and paralysis; 2. Behind the precautionary principle; 3. Worst case scenarios; 4. Fear as wildfire; Part 2: Solutions: 5. Reconstructing the precautionary principle - and managing fear; 6. Costs and benefits; 7. Democracy, rights, and distribution; 8. Libertarian paternalism (with Richard Thaler); 9. Fear and liberty; A concluding note: fear and folly.