Technological risk and small probabilities

Many scientists, businessmen, and government regulators believe that the criteria for acceptable societal risk are too stringent. Those who subscribe to this belief often accept the view which I call “the probability-threshold position.” Proponents of this stance maintain that society ought to ignor...

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Main Author: Shrader-Frechette, Kristin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 1985
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1985, Volume: 4, Issue: 6, Pages: 431-445
Further subjects:B Government Regulator
B Public Policy
B Risk Assessor
B Decision Theorist
B Economic Growth
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