Social Contours of Risk: Volume II: Risk Analysis, Corporations and the Globalization of Risk (Risk, Society and Policy (Paperback))

Kasperson, Roger E

ISBN 10: 1844071758 / ISBN 13: 9781844071753

Published by Routledge, 2005

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Synopsis:

We live in a 'risk society' where the identification, distribution and management of risks, from new technology, environmental factors or other sources are crucial to our individual and social existence. In The Social Contours of Risk, Volumes I and II, two of the world's leading and most influential analysts of the social dimensions of risk bring together their most important contributions to this fundamental and wide-ranging field.

Volume II centres on the analysis and management of risk in society, in international business and multinationals, and globally. The 'acceptability' of risk to an individual depends on the context, whether the larger society or in, for example, a corporate framework. Their work clarifies the structures and processes for managing risks in the private sector and the factors that produce or impede effective decisions. The authors demonstrate that corporate culture is crucial in determining risk management. They analyse the transfer of corporate risk management systems from industrial to developing countries, and how globalization is spreading and creating new kinds of risk - the combination of traditional and modern hazards presented by climate change, technology transfer and economic growth. They describe the new priorities and capacities needed to deal with these enhanced vulnerabilities around the globe.

About the Author: Jeanne X Kasperson was Research Associate Professor and Research Librarian and Roger E Kasperson is Research Professor and Distinguished Scientist also at Clark University, USA.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Social Contours of Risk: Volume II: Risk ...
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Like New