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# Fall 1982 

Vol. 6 No. 5 

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##### Features 

#### [Manville: The Bankruptcy of Product Liability Law ](/regulation/fall-1982/manville-bankruptcy-product-liability-law)

By [Richard A. Epstein](https://www.cato.org/people/richard-epstein) 

#### [Rules Without Reason: The Case of the FTC ](/regulation/fall-1982/rules-without-reason-case-ftc)

By Timothy J. Muris 

#### [How to Convince an Agency: A Handbook for Policy Advocates ](/regulation/fall-1982/how-convince-agency-handbook-policy-advocates)

By James V. DeLong 

#### [Bureaucrats and the Cost-Benefit Chameleon ](/regulation/fall-1982/bureaucrats-cost-benefit-chameleon)

By Glen D. Nager 

##### Letters 

##### [Politics and Economic Inefficiency ](/regulation/fall-1982/politics-economic-inefficiency)

##### [Judicial vs. Technical Expertise ](/regulation/fall-1982/judicial-vs-technical-expertise)

##### [Competition between the States ](/regulation/fall-1982/competition-between-states)

##### [Congress and the FTC ](/regulation/fall-1982/congress-ftc)

##### Perspectives 

##### [Building Access: Cost No Barrier? ](/regulation/fall-1982/building-access-cost-no-barrier)

##### [Airline Competition and the Slot Market ](/regulation/fall-1982/airline-competition-slot-market)

##### [Regulatory Reform in the States: A View from New York ](/regulation/fall-1982/regulatory-reform-states-view-new-york)

##### [Dress Codes Decontrolled ](/regulation/fall-1982/dress-codes-decontrolled)

##### [In Brief ](/regulation/fall-1982/brief)

##### Readings 

##### [Pricing Freight: Is Antitrust Theory Off Base? ](/regulation/fall-1982/pricing-freight-antitrust-theory-base)

##### [Perception vs. Reality: An Almanac of Risks ](/regulation/fall-1982/perception-vs-reality-almanac-risks)

##### [Solar Energy and the Law ](/regulation/fall-1982/solar-energy-law)

##### [Amtrak: Prognosis Negative ](/regulation/fall-1982/amtrak-prognosis-negative)

##### [Public Choice and Securities Deregulation ](/regulation/fall-1982/public-choice-securities-deregulation)

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