| The Government of Risk: Understanding Risk Regulation Regimes Contributor(s): Hood, Christopher (Author), Rothstein, Henry (Author), Baldwin, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199270015 ISBN-13: 9780199270019 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $86.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: Why does regulation vary so dramatically from one area to another? Why are vast sums spent on controlling some risks but not on others? Is there any logic to the techniques we use in risk regulation? In this work, Hood explores these crucial questions explored. It looks at a number of risk regulations' regimes, considers the respects in which they differ, and examines how these differences can be justified. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General |
| Dewey: 320.6 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.08" W x 9.26" (0.74 lbs) 232 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Why does regulation vary so dramatically from one area to another? Why are vast sums spent on controlling some risks but not on others? Is there any logic to the techniques we use in risk regulation? In this work, Hood explores these crucial questions explored. It looks at a number of risk regulations' regimes, considers the respects in which they differ, and examines how these differences can be justified. |