For any government agency, the distribution of available resources among problems or programs is crucially important. Agencies, however, typically lack a self-conscious process for examining priorities, much less an explicit method for defining what priorities should be. Worst Things First? illustrates the controversy that ensues when previously implicit administrative processes are made explicit and subjected to critical examination. It reveals surprising limitations to quantitative risk assessment as an instrument for precise tuning of policy judgments. The book also demonstrates the strength of political and social forces opposing the exclusive use of risk assessment in setting environmental priorities.
- ISBN10 0915707764
- ISBN13 9780915707768
- Publish Date 1 November 1995
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 13 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint Resources for the Future Press (RFF Press)
- Format Paperback
- Pages 368
- Language English