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Physical safety : a matter of balancing responsibilities /

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Ensuring the population's physical safety is one of the core tasks of any government. In general, a government is typically held accountable for safe handling of hazardous substances, food safety, flood protection, controlling and preventing infectious diseases, as well as managing risks engend...

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Corporate Authors: JSTOR (Organization), Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid (Pays-Bas)
Other Authors: Asselt, Marjolein B. A. van, De Goede, Peter, Ammerlaan, Karin, Van Aanholt, Jelle
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Text in English.
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Public safety > Netherlands.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
Public safety.
Netherlands.
Sécurité publique > Pays-Bas.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Ensuring the population's physical safety is one of the core tasks of any government. In general, a government is typically held accountable for safe handling of hazardous substances, food safety, flood protection, controlling and preventing infectious diseases, as well as managing risks engendered by new technologies. In 2011, the Dutch Ministry of the Interior asked the Scientific Council for Government Policy to investigate the development of a generic risk policy in relation to physical safety. This work contains the Council's survey and recommendations for good governance in the area of g.
Item Description:"WRR, Scientific Council for Government Policy."
Physical Description:1 online resource (92 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789048518388
9048518385
9089645136
9789089645135