Author: Malcolm K. Sparrow
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0521872103
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The Character of Harms: Operational Challenges in Control
How should we deal with societal ills such as crime, poverty, pollution, terrorism, and corruption? A Harvard professor and former Detective Chief Inspector of the British Police, Malcolm Sparrow argues that control or mitigation of these and other "bad" things involves distinctive patterns of thought and action which turn out to be broadly applicable across a range of human endeavors, and which need to be better understood.The Character of Harms review. Read full reviews of The Character Of Harms: Operational Challenges In Control By Sparrow, Malcolm K..
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The Character of Harms : Hardback : CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS : 9780521872102 : 0521872103 : 01 Jun 2008 : A new and powerful approach to tackling the complex problems facing society.
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How should we deal with societal ills such as crime, poverty, pollution, terrorism, and corruption? The Character of Harms argues that control or mitigation of 'bad' things involves distinctive patterns
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How should we deal with societal ills such as crime poverty pollution terrorism and corruption? The Character of Harms argues that control or mitigation of bad things involves distinctive patterns of thought and action which turn out to be broadly applicable across a range of human endeavors and which need to be better understood. Malcolm Sparrow demonstrates that an explicit focus on the bads rather than on the countervailing goods safety prosperity environmental stewardship etc. can provide rich opportunities for surgically efficient and effective interventions - an operational approach whic
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In this provocative new book, he demonstrates that an explicit focus on the bads, rather than on the countervailing goods (safety, prosperity, environmental stewardship, etc.) can provide rich opportunities for surgically efficient and effective interventions - an approach which he terms "the sabotage of harms." Drawing from Sparrow's rich background and unique experiences in law enforcement, this book makes a powerful case for this new approach to tackling the complex problems facing society.
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