Averting Catastrophe : : Decision Theory for COVID-19, Climate Change, and Potential Disasters of All Kinds / / Cass R. Sunstein.
Best-selling author Cass R. Sunstein examines how to avoid worst-case scenariosThe world is increasingly confronted with new challenges related to climate change, globalization, disease, and technology. Governments are faced with having to decide how much risk is worth taking, how much destruction a...
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Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. What We Don’t Know
- 2. With and Without Numbers
- 3. The Maximin Principle
- 4. The Precautionary Principle
- 5. Uncertainty
- 6. Objections
- 7. Irreversibility
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix A: Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
- Appendix B: Circular A-4
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author