The character of harms: operational challenges in control

Which way up, and does it matter? -- A different type of work -- Defining problems : setting the scale -- Defining problems : picking the dimensions -- Patterns of thought and action -- Puzzles of measurement -- Structures, protocols, and interactions -- Special categories of harms -- Invisible harm...

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Main Author: Sparrow, Malcolm K. 1956- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
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UB: KB 20 A 3115
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Keywords:
Social Problems > United States
Social Policy > United States
Social Conflict > United States
USA > Sozialer Konflikt > Sozialpolitik
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Summary:Which way up, and does it matter? -- A different type of work -- Defining problems : setting the scale -- Defining problems : picking the dimensions -- Patterns of thought and action -- Puzzles of measurement -- Structures, protocols, and interactions -- Special categories of harms -- Invisible harms -- Conscious opponents -- Catastrophic harms -- Harms in equilibrium -- Performance-enhancing risks
Item Description:Includes index
Physical Description:VIII, 264 S.
ISBN:9780521872102