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Häftad (Paperback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
336
Utgivningsdatum
2006-01-01
Upplaga
New e.
Förlag
OUP USA
Illustratör/Fotograf
6 illustrations
Illustrationer
6ill.
Dimensioner
225 x 143 x 23 mm
Vikt
440 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
2:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on Creme w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9780195306477

Catastrophe

Risk and Response

av Richard A Posner
Häftad,  Engelska, 2006-01-01
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How should we respond to events that, for a variety of psychological and cultural reasons, we find it hard to wrap our minds around? Posner argues that realism about science and scientists, innovative applications of cost-benefit analysis, a scientifically literate legal profession, unprecedented international cooperation, and a pragmatic attitude toward civil liberties are among the keys to coping effectively with the catastrophic risks.
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<br>Richard A. Posner is Judge of the U.S. Court Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. He is the author of numerous books, including Overcoming Law a New York Times Book Review editors' choices for best book of 1995 and An Affair of State, one of their choices for Best Book of the Year in 1999.<br>

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INTRODUCTION; What is catastrophe?; The organization of this book; Some useful disctinctions; 1. WHAT ARE THE CATASTROHPIC RISKS, AND HOW CATASTROPHIC ARE THEY?; Natural catastrophes; Scientific accidents; Other unintended man-made catastrophes; Intentional catastrophes; Catastrophic synergies and lesser-included catastrophes; 2. WHY SO LITTLE IS BEING DONE ABOUT THE CATASTROPHIC RISKS; Cultural factors; Psychological factors; Economic factors; 3. HOW TO EVALUATE THE CATASTROPHIC RISKS AND THE POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO THEM; The difference cost-benefit analysis can make: the case of RHIC; A modest version of the precautionary principle; Discounting to present value; Taxes, subsidies, and options: the case of global warming; Valuing human lives; Risk versus uncertainty; Coping with uncertainty; Politics, expertise, and neutrality: RHIC revisited; Summary; 4. HOW TO REDUCE THE CATASTROPHIC RISKS; Institutional reforms; Fiscal tools: a recap; Some hypothetical regulatory policies; CONCLUSION; Notes; Index

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