Globalization and technology have altered public fears and changed expectations of how government should make people safer. This book analyzes how Europeans and Americans perceive and regulate risk. The authors show how public fears about risk are filtered through political systems to pressure governments to insure against risk.
| ISBN-13: | 9780230620490 |
| ISBN-10: | 0230620493 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Publication date: | 2010-07-21 |
| Edition description: | 2010 |
| Pages: | 223 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 8 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 0.9038952742 Pounds, Width: 1 Inches |
| Author: | A. Luedtke, L. Svedin, Thad E. Hall |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
Discover more books in the same category
Be the first to review this book!
