In the realm of safety management, this book embarks on a profound exploration of how the political economy was reshaped in the last two decades. Much like privatization, deregulation, and financialization altered the economic landscape, this narrative unveils how safety management has been affected by the intertwined dynamics of asset underinvestment, privatization, self-regulation, workplace flexibilization, and market-driven policies.
This book, the second installment of a thought-provoking trilogy on the consequences of neoliberalism, mirrors the political economy''s promotion of the private sector''s role in the economy. Just as neoliberalism amplified and accelerated the mechanisms of human-made disasters in complex systems, this narrative lays bare the heightened potential for safety misfortunes when governed by market-driven principles.
As the story unfolds, the book delves into the concept of ''synoptic legibility'' in safety management, akin to how the pol
