Laws of fear : beyond the precautionary principle /
Sunstein, Cass R.
Laws of fear : beyond the precautionary principle / Cass R. Sunstein. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. - xii, 234 p. ; 23 cm. - The Seeley lectures ; 6 . - John Robert Seeley lectures ; 6. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Precautions and paralysis -- Behind the precautionary principle -- Worst-case scenarios -- Fear as wildfire -- Reconstructing the precautionary principle - and managing fear -- Costs and benefits -- Democracy, rights, and distribution -- Libertarian paternalism -- Fear and liberty -- A concluding note: fear and folly.
0521848237 9780521848237 0521615127 (pbk.) 9780521615129 (pbk.)
2004063437
Risk perception.
Fear--Social aspects.
Precautionary principle.
Civil rights.
Risk management.
HM 1101 / .S86 2005
Laws of fear : beyond the precautionary principle / Cass R. Sunstein. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. - xii, 234 p. ; 23 cm. - The Seeley lectures ; 6 . - John Robert Seeley lectures ; 6. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Precautions and paralysis -- Behind the precautionary principle -- Worst-case scenarios -- Fear as wildfire -- Reconstructing the precautionary principle - and managing fear -- Costs and benefits -- Democracy, rights, and distribution -- Libertarian paternalism -- Fear and liberty -- A concluding note: fear and folly.
0521848237 9780521848237 0521615127 (pbk.) 9780521615129 (pbk.)
2004063437
Risk perception.
Fear--Social aspects.
Precautionary principle.
Civil rights.
Risk management.
HM 1101 / .S86 2005