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Risk, Uncertainty and Government »
Authors: O'Malley
ISBN-13: 9781904385004, ISBN-10: 1904385001
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: September 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: O'Malley
Book Synopsis
The three are not the same, says O'Malley (Carlton U., Ottawa), though risk and uncertainty are closely related, and both impact and are impacted by government. Writing from the perspective of sociology, he discusses such aspects as enterprising liberalism; gambling, speculation, and insurance; risk, crime control, and criminal justice; risking drug use; and risk, uncertainty, and freedom. Some of the chapters are revised from earlier papers. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Table of Contents
| 1 | Risk, uncertainty and government | 1 |
| 2 | From independence to social security | 29 |
| 3 | Enterprising liberalism | 57 |
| 4 | Uncertainty, liberalism and contract | 77 |
| 5 | Risky contracts : gambling, speculation and insurance | 95 |
| 6 | Insurance, actuarialism and thrift | 117 |
| 7 | Risk, crime control and criminal justice | 135 |
| 8 | Risking drug use | 155 |
| 9 | Risk, uncertainty and freedom | 173 |
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