Double standards.(weights and measures systems)(Brief Article) From: The Economist (US) | Date: July 29, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2000 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

THE usefulness of standards is embodied in a simple axiom: when everybody else is doing A, it is not such a good idea to do B. Take driving. Britons drive on the left at home; but they soon learn to switch if they cross the channel. This brings up the second axiom: even if everybody does A, it might be better if they did B instead. To make life easier, perhaps Britons ought to drive on the right at home too. But how to decide whether the costs of imposing new standards are worth th...

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