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008			100115s1984 xxu eng d
020			_a0521278929 _c$39.99
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050			_aHD 61 _b.A24 1981
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100	1		_aFischhoff, Baruch.
245	1	0	_aAcceptable risk / _cBaruch Fischhoff.
260			_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1984.
300			_a204 p. ; _c23 cm.
501			_aPaperback.
520			_aThe common denominator of a growing number of hard decisions facing modern societies is the need to determine 'how safe is safe enough?'. The authors begin by defining acceptable-risk problems and analysing why they are so difficult to resolve, considering such issues as uncertainty about their definition, lack of relevant facts, conflicting and conflicted social values, and disagreements between technical experts and the lay public. Drawing on their own experience in risk management as well as the relevant research literatures, they identify and characterise the variety of methods that have been proposed for resolving acceptable-risk problems. They subject these methods to a rigorous critique in terms of philosophical presuppositions, technical feasibility, political acceptability, and validity of underlying assumptions about human behaviour. The authors construct a framework for deciding how to make decisions about risks, and offer recommendations for research, public policy, and practice. Although their principal focus is on technological hazards, their analysis applies to many risks, such as those from new medical treatments or innovative programmes in criminal justice. The necessity of balancing risks and benefits impinges on most people's lives, and a broad audience will find this book thought-provoking and useful.
650		4	_aRisk.
650		4	_aRisk management - Decision making.
650		4	_a Insurance
650		4	_aRisk Assessment & Management.
700	1		_aLichtenstein, Sarah.
700	1		_aSlovic, Paul.
700	1		_aDerby, Steven L.
700	1		_aKeeney, Ralph.
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521278929/chopaconline-20
856	4	0	_3Amazon customer reviews _uhttp://www.chopac.org/cgi-bin/tools/azrev.pl?q=0521278929
942			_cBOOK _jHD 61 .A24 1981
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952			_w2010-11-30 _p1996-0026 _r2011-03-23 _40 _00 _bMAIN _10 _oHD 61 .A24 1981 _d1996-01-01 _t1 _8SHELF 2 _70 _cOpen Collection _2lcc _yBOOK _aMAIN