The character of harms : operational challenges in control /
Malcolm K. Sparrow
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008
- viii, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
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 -- Invisible harms -- Conscious opponents -- Catastrophic harms -- Harms in equilibrium -- Performance-enhancing risks
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Social problems--United States United States--Social policy Social conflict--United States