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Changing Regulation
Barry Kirwan (Ed.)
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Description for Changing Regulation
Hardcover. From the oil and gas industries of Norway to recent Australian experiences, the railway sector and the nuclear industry, the contributors to this collection assess risks and offer insights into the various regulatory frameworks that keep people safe in all parts of the world. Editor(s): Kirwan, Barry; Hale, Andrew; Hopkins, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
Safety regulation is society's way of keeping the genie of technology in the bottle, whilst still exploiting its power for creating wealth and change. It is a difficult compromise to make. Regulators often have a thankless task. If all seems to go well they are painted as too repressive and anti-technological; if disaster strikes, the searchlight of media attention increasingly focuses on them, looking for lax enforcement, blind eyes being turned and cosy relations with the regulated. This title explores the dilemmas of the regulator through case studies presented by the regulators themselves and through research-based analyses from different disciplines ... Read more
Safety regulation is society's way of keeping the genie of technology in the bottle, whilst still exploiting its power for creating wealth and change. It is a difficult compromise to make. Regulators often have a thankless task. If all seems to go well they are painted as too repressive and anti-technological; if disaster strikes, the searchlight of media attention increasingly focuses on them, looking for lax enforcement, blind eyes being turned and cosy relations with the regulated. This title explores the dilemmas of the regulator through case studies presented by the regulators themselves and through research-based analyses from different disciplines ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Kidlington, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780080441269
SKU
V9780080441269
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
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