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Democracy, Risk, and Community : Technological Hazards and the Evolution of Liberalism.

This book presents a novel and compelling thesis about technological risk, liberalism, and policy making in liberal societies. Opposed to most theories of risk that focus on individual decision makers and models or rational choice, this book argues that risks must be seen as intrinsically bothemerge...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hiskes, Richard P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cary : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Colección:Environmental ethics and science policy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book presents a novel and compelling thesis about technological risk, liberalism, and policy making in liberal societies. Opposed to most theories of risk that focus on individual decision makers and models or rational choice, this book argues that risks must be seen as intrinsically bothemergent and political phenomena. As such, risks resist reduction to individual actors, events, or decisions. To fully understand and make policy for risk, then, it is necessary to recognize that risks call attention to the connections between individuals and events, to the power being exercised inthe det.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780195353129
0195353129
1280471409
9781280471407
9786610471409
6610471401
0585215715
9780585215716