The value of life : the rise and fall of a scientific research programme /
by Rune Elvik.
- Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource (vii, 353 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Background and research problem -- The societal context -- Perspectives on risk and the valuation of it -- The methodology of scientific research programmes -- Developing a protective belt -- The progressive phase -- Anomalies and hard core complexities -- The struggle between progressive and degenerative tendencies -- Can meta-analysis create order in chaos? -- A dissolution of the hard core? -- Exploring alternative approaches -- Discussion and conclusions.