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020 _a1849711615
082 _a338.927
_bWYN
100 _aWynne, Brian
245 _aRationality and ritual : participation and exclusion in nuclear decision-making
260 _aLondon
_bEarthscan
_c2011
300 _axxvii,228p.
440 _aScience in society series
_vEd. by Steve Rayner
500 _aCONTENTS Foreword by Gordon MacKerron ix Preface to New Edition xiii Preface to Original Edition xix Abbreviations xxv Rationality and Ritual: A Quarter-century Retrospect 1 1 Introduction 29 2 The Decision-making Legacy 41 3 Oxide Reprocessing: The Background 59 4 The Public Inquiry Tradition: A Comparative Perspective 75 5 The Emergence of THORP from a Private to a Public Issue 95 6 The Process and Impact of the Inquiry 116 7 Judicial Rationality, Expert Conflict and Political Authority 138 8 The Rationality and Politics of Analysis 154 9 Conclusion 173 Notes on Sources and Selected Readings 189 Notes 191 Index 221
890 _aUnited Kingdom
891 _aSchool of Planning, CEPT Uni.
999 _c27626
_d27626