| Setting Safety Standards |
| ABBREVIATIONS |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
 | PART ONE INTRODUCTION |
 | One Protective Regulation and the Impasse Between the Public and Private Sectors |
| Two Background and Research Design |
| PART TWO CASE STUDIES |
| Three Safety Standards for Grain Elevators |
| Four Standards for Aviation Fire Safety |
| Five Safety Standards and Labeling Requirements for Woodstoves |
| Six Safety Standards for Unvented Gas-Fired Space Heaters |
| PART THREE ANALYSIS |
| Seven Public and Private Conceptions of Safety |
| • | Paternalism and Problem Definition |
| Defining the Range of Acceptable Solutions |
| Regulatory Philosophy and Professional Ethics |
| • | The Engineering Ethic |
| • | The Enforcement Ethic |
| Eight Regulatory Decisionmaking: Public and Private Standards in Action |
| Nine Explaining Regulatory Behavior |
| Ten Comparative Institutional Advantages |
| PART FOUR POLICY IMPLICATIONS |
| Eleven Reforming Standards-Setting: The Procedural Perspective |
| Twelve Interactive Strategies and Alternative Policy Instruments |
| APPENDIX: LIST OF INTERVIEWS |
| Notes |
| BIBLIOGRAPHIES |
| INDEX |