Worst Things First

The Debate over Risk-Based National Environmental Priorities

Dominic Golding author Adam M Finkel author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc

Published:1st Nov '95

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For any government agency, the distribution of available resources among problems or programs is crucially important. Agencies, however, typically lack a self-conscious process for examining priorities, much less an explicit method for defining what priorities should be. Worst Things First? illustrates the controversy that ensues when previously implicit administrative processes are made explicit and subjected to critical examination. It reveals surprising limitations to quantitative risk assessment as an instrument for precise tuning of policy judgments. The book also demonstrates the strength of political and social forces opposing the exclusive use of risk assessment in setting environmental priorities.

ISBN: 9780915707768

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 589g

368 pages