The Character of Harms

Operational Challenges in Control

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

How should we deal with societal ills such as crime, poverty, pollution, terrorism, and corruption? The Character of Harms argues that control or mitigation of 'bad' things involves distinctive patterns of thought and action which turn out to be broadly applicable across a range of human endeavors, and which need to be better understood. Malcolm Sparrow demonstrates that an explicit focus on the bads, rather than on the countervailing goods (safety, prosperity, environmental stewardship, etc.) can provide rich opportunities for surgically efficient and effective interventions - an operational approach which he terms 'the sabotage of harms'. The book explores the institutional arrangements and decision-frameworks necessary to support this emerging operational model. Written for reflective practitioners charged with risk-control responsibilities across the public, private, and non-governmental sectors, The Character of Harms makes a powerful case for a new approach to tackling the complex problems facing society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-04-17
Mått:160 x 234 x 23 mm
Vikt:570 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:271
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521872102

Utforska kategorier

Företagsekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Malcolm K. Sparrow is Professor of the Practice of Public Management at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He is Faculty Chair of the Master of Public Policy Program, and of Executive Programs on regulatory and enforcement strategy, corruption control, and counter-terrorism. A mathematician by training, he joined the British Police Service in 1977, serving for ten years and rising to the rank of Detective Chief Inspector. He left the police to take up a faculty appointment at Harvard in 1988.

Recensioner i media

'I was amazed, reading Malcolm Sparrow's book, at how powerfully a careful, focused definition of a problem can open the way to novel solutions. Sparrow makes clear that we often need to reverse direction, shifting the focus from promoting the general good to addressing specific harms. He shows how to do that, and how to proceed from there. It is a joy to read someone who, through practical experience, really knows what he is talking about.' Professor Tom Schelling, University of Maryland, Nobel Laureate in Economics

Innehållsförteckning

List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. The Nature of the Control Task: 1. Which way up, and does it matter?; 2. A different kind of work; 3. Defining problems: setting the scale; 4. Defining problems: picking the dimensions; 5. Patterns of thought and action; 6. Puzzles of measurement; 7. Structures, protocols and interactions; Part II. Special Categories of Harm: 8. Invisible harms; 9. Conscious opponents; 10. Catastrophic harms; 11. Harms in equilibrium; 12. Performance-enhancing risks; Conclusion.