Risk, uncertainty, and rational action /
"Risk", as we now know it, is a wholly new phenomenon, the by-product of our ever-more complex and powerful technologies. In business, policy making, and in everyday life, it demands a new way of looking at technological and environmental uncertainty. In this volume, four of the world'...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Earthscan,
2001.
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| Series: | Risk, society, and policy series.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| Summary: | "Risk", as we now know it, is a wholly new phenomenon, the by-product of our ever-more complex and powerful technologies. In business, policy making, and in everyday life, it demands a new way of looking at technological and environmental uncertainty. In this volume, four of the world's leading risk researchers present a fundamental critique of the prevailing approach to understanding and managing risk - the "rational actor paradigm". They show how risk studies must incorporate the competing interests, values, and rationalities of those involved and find a balance of trust and acceptable risk. |
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| Physical Description: | 320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-312) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1853837628 9781853837623 1853837709 9781853837708 |