Synopsis
Chernobyl, Bhopal, and Love Canal are symbols of the potentially catastrophic risks that go hand in hand with much modern technology. This volume is a non-partisan study of the imperfect but steadily developing system for containing the risks of such technologies as chemicals, nuclear power, and genetic engineering.
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"Well-written, concise, and accessible."--Dudley J. Burton, "Political Science Quarterly Review
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Joseph G. Morone and Edward J. Woodhouse both teach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.
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