PUBLIC POLICIES TOWARD RISK

In: Policy studies journal: an international journal of public policy, Band 9, Heft 1, S. 109-117

Abstract

THE ARTICLE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON RISK, HIGHLIGHTING AREAS IN WHICH THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN UNDERSTANDING BY THE PUBLIC AND, ESPECIALLY, BY POLICY MAKERS. THREE CENTRAL QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED: WHICH RISKS ARE PUBLICLY CONTROLLED; TO WHAT EXTENT ARE THESE RISKS CONTROLLED; AND IN WHAT WAYS ARE THESE RISKS CONTROLLED.