Risk Management in Post-Trust Societies Contributor(s): Lofstedt, Ragnar E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138465720 ISBN-13: 9781138465725 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Insurance - Risk Assessment & Management - Business & Economics | Corporate Finance - General - Business & Economics | Information Management |
Dewey: 658.155 |
Physical Information: 192 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: �A thought-provoking and invaluable book for anyone who cares about risk communication and management in the 21st century� �Professor Ragnar L�fstedt has once again produced a most interesting book on risk management and trust, well-based on theory and built on empirical findings� �Highlights the difficult balancing task facing risk regulators. Regulatory inaction against real risks can undermine public trust. However, exaggerated responses to risks can also jeopardize regulators� credibility. The diverse international case studies developed by Ragnar L�fstedt provide guidance for how regulators can navigate these and other frequently competing concerns� �In democracies, government policies cannot succeed without public acceptance. Yet complex risk management requires technical expertise. How to reconcile these competing needs? Ragnar L�fstedt provocatively challenges recent research claiming that risk managers must engender public trust via deliberative dialogue. He uses four cases studies to argue that the reasons for distrust vary and demand different responses; that in some cases trust can flow from technical competence without public deliberation; and that in others public deliberation can actually aggravate distrust. Trust me: L�fstedt�s book will add spice to the debate over risk, experts, the public and trust� We live in �post-trust� societies, in which public confidence in governments and corporations over health, food and environmental risk is eroding rapidly. Good risk communication can help companies, governments and institutions minimize disputes, resolve issues and anticipate problems. Without such communication, the best policies can become |