Normal Accidents - (Princeton Paperbacks) by Charles Perrow (Paperback)

The Normal Accidents book by Charles Perrow is a groundbreaking analysis of technological risk that challenges conventional safety measures and offers a powerful framework for understanding and mitigating risks in complex systems.

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the social side of technological risk, arguing that typical precautions can actually create new categories of accidents.

With a focus on the organizational complexity of high-risk industries, Perrow's work offers a compelling critique of the engineering approach to safety and a call to action for more effective risk management strategies.

The book includes an afterword that reviews recent major accidents and a new postscript that probes the quintessential "Normal Accident" of our time: the Y2K computer problem.

Don't miss out on this essential read for anyone interested in understanding the risks and challenges of modern technology.