Procedural Rationality and Regulatory Decision‐Making

This paper presents the methodology and some preliminary findings from an ongoing study of the procedural rationality of regulatory decisionmaking in the occupational health arena. The author employs the concept of procedural rationality in the sense used by Herbert Simon to refer to the logic of decision‐making as it is shaped by institutional constraints. Of particular interest here is the impact of provisions for the involvement of affected interests in and public scrutiny of the regulatory process. The methodology presented involves a charting of the “decision frameworks” adopted by participants in the process at various stages. The methodology is illustrated through its application to the particular case of the development of a regulation governing occupational exposure to inorganic lead in the Canadian province of Ontario

Economics · Management science · Political science · Process (computing · Rationality · Scrutiny · Computer Science · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Law · Regulation and Compliance Studies

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• The New American Political System

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• The Scientific Basis of Health and Safety Regulation

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