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Book Title
Acceptable Risks
Publication Name
Acceptable Risks : Politics, Policy, and Risky Technologies
Title
Acceptable Risks
Subtitle
Politics, Policy and Risky Technologies
Author
C. F. Larry Heimann
Format
Hardcover
EAN
9780472108138
ISBN
9780472108138
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Genre
Technology & Engineering
Release Date
31/12/1997
Release Year
1997
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.9in
Item Length
9.3in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
15.1 Oz
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
208 Pages

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Complex and risky technologies--technologies such as new drugs for the treatment of AIDS that promise great benefits to our society but carry significant risks--pose many problems for political leaders and the policy makers responsible for overseeing them. Public agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration are told by political superiors not to inhibit important technological advances and may even be charged with promoting such development but must also make sure that no major accidents occur under their watch. Given the large costs associated with catastrophic accidents, the general public and elected officials often demand reliable or failure-free management of these technologies and have little tolerance for the error. Research in this area has lead to a schism between those who argue that it is possible to have reliable management techniques and safely manage complex technologies and others who contend that such control is difficult at best. In this book C. F. Larry Heimann advances an important solution to this problem by developing a general theory of organizational reliability and agency decision making. The book looks at both external and internal influences on reliability in agency decision making. It then tests theoretical propositions developed in a comparative case study of two agencies involved with the handling of risky technologies: NASA and the manned space flight program and the FDA's handling of pharmaceuticals--particularly new AIDS therapies. Drawing on concepts from engineering, organizational theory, political science, and decision theory, this book will be of interest to those interested in science and technology policy, bureaucratic management and reform, as well as those interested in health and space policy. C. F. Larry Heimann is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University.

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Publisher
University of Michigan Press
ISBN-10
0472108131
ISBN-13
9780472108138
eBay Product ID (ePID)
247445

Product Key Features

Author
C. F. Larry Heimann
Publication Name
Acceptable Risks : Politics, Policy, and Risky Technologies
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
208 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
15.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
T174.5.H44 1997
Copyright Date
1998
Topic
General
Lccn
97-027087
Dewey Decimal
353.9/9
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, Political Science

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