Manufactured risk

Manufactured risk

Manufactured risks are risks that are produced by the modernization process, particularly by innovative developments in science and technology. They create risk environments that have little historical reference, and are therefore largely unpredictable. Manufactured risk produces a risk society.

References

  • Giddens, Anthony (1999) “Risk and Responsibility” Modern Law Review 62(1): 4

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