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# Fall 2001 

Vol. 24 No. 3 

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##### From the Cover 

### [The Folly of “Smart Growth” ](/regulation/fall-2001/folly-smart-growth)

By [Randal O’Toole](https://www.cato.org/people/randal-otoole) 

Oregon’s experience suggests “anti-sprawl” strategies worsen the problems they are intended to solve.

##### Features 

#### [The World Bank’s Tobacco Economics ](/regulation/fall-2001/world-banks-tobacco-economics)

By Pierre Lemieux 

Very creative welfare economics is being used to justify government intervention.

#### [Clinton’s Brave New Business World ](/regulation/fall-2001/clintons-brave-new-business-world)

By David S. Evans 

The Bush administration must decide whether to continue its predecessor’s efforts.

#### [Connecting the Pieces ](/regulation/fall-2001/connecting-pieces)

By Jay M. Atkinson and Christopher C. Barnekov 

Interconnection compensation rules are woefully out of date.

##### Special Report 

#### [Special Report: The Arsenic Controversy ](/regulation/fall-2001/special-report-arsenic-controversy)

#### [A Costly Benefit ](/regulation/fall-2001/costly-benefit)

By Jason Burnett and Robert Hahn 

#### [Underestimating Arsenic’s Risk ](/regulation/fall-2001/underestimating-arsenics-risk)

#### [Arsenic and Old Facts ](/regulation/fall-2001/arsenic-old-facts)

By [William A. Niskanen](https://www.cato.org/people/william-niskanen) 

#### [The California Crisis ](/regulation/fall-2001/california-crisis)

#### [Getting Out of the Dark ](/regulation/fall-2001/getting-out-dark)

By Ahmad Faruqui, Hung-po Chao, Victor Niemeyer, Jeremy Platt, & Karl Stahlkopf 

#### [Questioning the Conventional “Wisdom” ](/regulation/fall-2001/questioning-conventional-wisdom)

By Timothy J. Brennan 

#### [Turning off the Lights ](/regulation/fall-2001/turning-lights)

By Stephen J. Rassenti, [Vernon L. Smith](https://www.cato.org/people/vernon-smith), and Bart J. Wilson 

##### For the Record 

##### [Analyzing Ayres ](/regulation/fall-2001/analyzing-ayres)

##### [Misrepresenting ACCACA ](/regulation/fall-2001/misrepresenting-accaca)

##### Mercatus Reports 

##### [Arsenic in Drinking Water ](/regulation/fall-2001/arsenic-drinking-water)

##### [Ergonomics ](/regulation/fall-2001/ergonomics)

##### [Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards ](/regulation/fall-2001/air-conditioner-efficiency-standards)

##### [New Source Review ](/regulation/fall-2001/new-source-review)

##### [Greenhouse Gas Emissions ](/regulation/fall-2001/greenhouse-gas-emissions)

##### [Basel Capital Accord ](/regulation/fall-2001/basel-capital-accord)

##### [Registration of Broker-Dealers ](/regulation/fall-2001/registration-broker-dealers)

##### [Bringing JAVA to the CAFÉ ](/regulation/fall-2001/bringing-java-cafe)

By Brian F. Mannix 

##### Briefly Noted 

##### [Unchaining the Workers ](/regulation/fall-2001/unchaining-workers)

By Charles W. Baird 

##### [Controlling Cloning ](/regulation/fall-2001/controlling-cloning)

By Henry I. Miller 

##### In Review 

##### [Book Review: *The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance*](/regulation/fall-2001/book-review-invisible-heart-economic-romance)

By [Thomas A. Firey](https://www.cato.org/people/thomas-firey) 

##### [Book Review: *Repub​lic​.com*](/regulation/fall-2001/book-review-republiccom)

By [Adam D. Thierer](https://www.cato.org/people/adam-thierer) 

##### Final Word 

##### [Arm the Chicks ](/regulation/fall-2001/arm-chicks)

By [Penn Jillette](https://www.cato.org/people/penn-jillette) 

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