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Theme-Based Book Review: Risk and Uncertainty

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  • Christopher L. Atkinson

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This theme-based book review considers three recent titles related to risk and uncertainty: The Dynamics of Risk: Changing Technologies and Collective Action in Seismic Events, by Louise K. Comfort; Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe, by Niall Ferguson; and Fragile Futures: The Uncertain Economics of Disasters, Pandemics, and Climate Change, by Vito Tanzi.

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  • Christopher L. Atkinson, 2023. "Theme-Based Book Review: Risk and Uncertainty," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 1249-1257, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:23:y:2023:i:3:d:10.1007_s11115-022-00657-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-022-00657-2
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