Acceptable risks : politics, policy, and risky technologies / C.F. Larry Heimann
| Author(s): | Heimann, C. F. Larry (Clarence Fredrick) |
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| Subjects: | Technology--Risk assessment United States. Food and Drug Administration United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1997 |
| LC Classification: | T |
| Table of Contents: | Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgments Ch. 1. Understanding Agency Failure 1 Ch. 2. Reliable Decision Making and the Influence of Political Incentives 17 Ch. 3. Shifting Political Incentives at NASA and the FDA 37 Ch. 4. Organizational Structure and the Design of Reliable Systems 71 Ch. 5. Subordinate Expertise and Reliable Organizations 101 Ch. 6. Systems versus Components: Seeking Greater Reliability at NASA and the FDA 129 Ch. 7. Acceptable Risks 163 References 177 Index 185 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 97027087 ISBN: 0472108131 (cloth : acid-free paper) Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-183) and index |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 188 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 37269392 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0472108131 |