Worst Things First?
The Debate over Risk-Based National Environmental Priorities
by Adam M. Finkel
ISBN: 0915707748
ISBN-13: 9780915707744
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Resources for the Future
Published date: 1994
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.7 pounds
Publisher's Notes
"The richness of this volume [makes it] strongly recommended not only to readers who are concerned about pollution problems or with concepts of risk management, but also to those who worry about the role of experts in a democracy." Cities "Tackles the central question for government: what should be the priorities for risk management?" Economist 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.
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