Controversies over how to manage health and environmental risks are among themost bitter disagreements in contemporary society. Trying to determine what isin th... » 

Controversies over how to manage health and environmental risks are among themost bitter disagreements in contemporary society. Trying to determine what isin the public interest is at the heart of these disagreements but the coreconcerns of major sectors industry governments and voluntary associations arealso at stake. In Canada and elsewhere defusing the controversies and findingsolutions acceptable to all parties have met with little success. Risk andResponsibility attempts to explain why this is so and what might be done aboutit. «