This book is the culmination and synthesis of Viscusi's distinguished work in the social regulation of risk. It covers issues relating to the value of life, empirical estimates of the value of life, the rationality of individual responses to risk, the effect of government risk regulation efforts, and the role of the courts and social insurance in dealing with risk.
Reviews
'The chapters are well organized, clearly written, and rich in data and case studies. Viscusi has provided analytic method at a high standard, and generated many questions in the interesting area of risk tradeoffs.' Naoko T. Miyaji, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Soc Sci. Med. Vol. 38, No. 2, 1994



Book Information
ISBN 9780195102932
Author W. Kip Viscusi
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 156mm * 234mm * 21mm