Author:
Ip, Greg, 1964-
Edition Statement:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : Little Brown and Co., c2015.
Descriptionviii, 326 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Note:Progressives, engineers, and ecologists -- "Please, God, not in my district" : before the economy could destroy itself, first Paul Volcker had to save it -- Now is the time to panic : what to do when safety fails -- More risk, please : the unintended consequences of football helmets and antilock brakes -- The trouble with saving : from gold standard to euro -- Unnatural disaster : the high cost of taming Mother Nature -- Good risk, bad risk : balancing safety with disaster -- The rescuer's dilemma : chaos today or chaos tomorrow? -- The price of peace of mind : why insurance protects us from small disasters but not big ones -- "If you think you are dangerous, you are safe" : why airplanes hardly ever crash -- A foolproofer's handbook : how to make the most of our best instincts.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographic references and index..
