Animal welfare in non-anthropocentric cost-benefit analysis and social welfare functions: A critical review to guide practical application
这篇综述梳理了如何在政策评估中纳入动物的非人类中心视角,并开发了一个分步清单,概述了文献中的替代方案、规范假设和研究空白,对从事动物福利政策分析的研究者和实践者有参考价值。
Abstract Cost-benefit analysis and social welfare functions are two closely related methods to evaluate policy impacts. In this critical review, we present the state of knowledge on how to include the animals’ (non-anthropocentric) perspective in these policy evaluations. For this, we synthesize material from the scientific and grey literature and develop a checklist that guides through the process of non-anthropocentric cost-benefit analysis and social welfare functions. Step-by-step, the checklist gives an overview of the alternative options and normative assumptions in the literature and points to remaining research gaps.