Comment on Löfstedt's 'The substitution principle in chemical regulation: a constructive critique'

Susan E. Dudley

Journal of Risk Research, 2014, vol. 17, issue 5, 587-591

Abstract: This commentary on Ragnar Löfstedt's constructive critique of the substitution principle observes that while the principle is intuitively appealing, it begins to unravel on closer examination. When considering government intervention to effect societal improvements, it is important to be aware of two problems. First, predicting the actual outcome of an intervention is very difficult, and second, people disagree about what constitutes 'societal improvements'. This commentary examines the substitution principle in light of those problems and offers a set of guiding principles for evaluating and developing alternative policy frameworks that will improve public health and welfare.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2013.873478

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