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Bargaining With Uncertainty: Decision-Making in Public Health, Technologial Safety, and Environmental Quality
Explains how regulatory decisions in areas such as public health, technological safety and environmental quality are moulded and recast. It finds that "scientific uncertainty" is a key factor, with agencies, interest groups, Congress and the courts attempting to shift responsibility of proof.
| Author(s) | By Merrie G. Klapp, Sy D. Friedman. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 168 |
| Published in | United States |
| Published | 27 Jan 1992 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
Explains how regulatory decisions in areas such as public health, technological safety and environmental quality are moulded and recast. It finds that "scientific uncertainty" is a key factor, with agencies, interest groups, Congress and the courts attempting to shift responsibility of proof.
Preface Bargaining with Uncertainty Uncertain Science Bargains with Citizens Superseding the Bureaucracy National Comparisons Bibliography Index
MERRIE G. KLAPP is an Associate Professor with the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A specialist in questions of political economy and environmental issues, her earlier works include the book The Sovereign E
