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Risk Regulation in the United States and European Union : Controlling Chaos /

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Globalization and technology have altered public fears and changed expectations of how government should make people safer. This book analyzes how Europeans and Americans perceive and regulate risk. The authors show how public fears about risk are filtered through political systems to pressure gover...

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Main Authors: Svedin, Lina M. (Author), Hall, Thad E. (Author), Luedtke, Adam (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Economics.
Cultural Policy.
International Economics.
International Relations.
Political Science.
Public Policy.
Social Policy.
Cultural policy.
International economic relations.
International relations.
Political planning.
Political science.
Social policy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Globalization and technology have altered public fears and changed expectations of how government should make people safer. This book analyzes how Europeans and Americans perceive and regulate risk. The authors show how public fears about risk are filtered through political systems to pressure governments to insure against risk.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages)
ISBN:9780230109476
DOI:10.1057/9780230109476