| Risk Regulation in the United States and European Union: Controlling Chaos 2010 Edition Contributor(s): Luedtke, A. (Author), Svedin, L. (Author), Hall, Thad E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349382876 ISBN-13: 9781349382873 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Political Science | Public Policy - Cultural Policy - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration |
| Dewey: 363.109 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.58 lbs) 213 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
