REACHing for Sustainable Development- Impact Assessment of the European Chemicals Framework

The question of regulatory quality draws increasing attention in literature andpractice. One instrument to monitor high regulatory quality is impact assessment.This book traces the major developments of impact assessment in theEuropean Union. It consists of two parts. The first part delivers the theoreticalbackground. It looks at the political justification and economic reasoning andgives an introduction into the actual practice and quality of impact assessmentin the European Union. The second part includes a case study. Here theauthor analyzes how impact assessment is performed in practice. In additioninsight is given to the economic modeling behind REACH. The book addressesall readers interested in sustainability and good governance of the EuropeanUnion: researchers students consultants and others.