Averting catastrophe : decision theory for COVID-19, climate change, and potential disasters of all kinds /

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The world is increasingly confronted with new challenges related to climate change, globalization, disease, and technology. Governments are faced with having to decide how much risk is worth taking, how much destruction and death can be tolerated, and how much money should be invested in the hopes o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sunstein, Cass R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Public administration > Decision making.
Crisis management in government.
Emergency management.
Administration publique > Gestion de crise.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Crisis management in government
Emergency management
Public administration > Decision making
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What we don't know
  • With and without numbers
  • The maximin principle
  • The precautionary principle
  • Uncertainty
  • Objections
  • Irreversibility.

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