Description: Introduction: Risk in a Complex World.- I Methodological Comments.- 1 Risk, Society, Politicians, Scientists, and People.- II Topics in Risk and Organization.- 2 Determinants of Public Participation in Management of Technological Risk.- 3 The Strategic Defense Initiative and Nuclear Proliferation from a Risk Analysis Perspective.- 4 Risk Assessment and Organizational Behavior: The Case of Nuclear Technology and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons.- 5 Evaluating Security Against Terrorism.- 6 Terrorism and Airline Security: An Interview with Homer A. Boynton.- 7 Smoking and Health Promotion Obstacles and Opportunities.- 8 Cigarette Smoking: A Study of Change in Behavior.- 9 Nuclear Power and Public Perception.- 10 The Failure of Nuclear Power.- Appendix 1: A Selective Bibliography.- Appendix 2: Biographical Sketches.

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