Vol.24, No. 3, Fall 2001

Cover Story

The Folly of "Smart Growth"

The Folly of "Smart Growth" Oregon’s experience suggests “anti-sprawl” strategies worsen the problems they are intended to solve. by Randal O'Toole (PDF, 6 pp, 329 kb)

Features

Health & Medicine

The World Bank's Tobacco Economics Very creative welfare economics is being used to justify government intervention. by Pierre Lemieux (PDF, 4 pp, 207 kb)

Antitrust

Clinton's Brave New Business World The Bush administration must decide whether to continue its predecessor’s efforts. by David S. Evans (PDF, 8 pp, 213 Kb)

Telecommunications

Connecting the Pieces Interconnection compensation rules are woefully out of date. by Jay M. Atkinson and Christopher C. Barnekov (PDF, 7 pp, 241 Kb)

Special Report: The Arsenic Controversy

A Costly Benefit by Jason K. Burnett and Robert W. Hahn | Underestimating Arsenic's Risk by Richard Wilson | Arsenic and Old Facts by William A. Niskanen (PDF, 13 pp, 4,811 Kb)

Special Report: The California Crisis

Getting Out of the Dark by Ahmad Faruqui, Hung-po Chao, Victor Niemeyer, Jeremy Platt, and Karl Stahlkopf | Questioning the Conventional "Wisdom" by Tim Brennan | Turning Off the Lights by Stephen J. Rassenti, Vernon L. Smith, and Bart J. Wilson (PDF, 20 pp, 1,607 Kb)

For the Record

Analyzing Ayres | Misrepresenting ACCACA (PDF, 3 pp, 204 Kb)

Mercatus Reports

Arsenic in Drinking Water | Ergonomics | Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards | New Source Review | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Basel Capital Accord | Registration of Broker-Dealers | commentary: Bringing JAVA to the CAFÉ (PDF, 5 pp, 1,361 Kb)

Briefly Noted

Unchaining the Workers by Charles W. Baird | Controlling Cloning by Henry I. Miller (PDF, 4 pp, 255 Kb)

In Review

The Invisible Heart by Russell Roberts | Republic.com by Cass R. Sunstein (PDF, 3 pp, 92 kb)

Final Word

Arm the Chicks by Penn Jillette (PDF, 1 pp, 52 Kb)