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Neil S. Oatsvall, Ph.D.

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"2020 as a 'Normal Accident'"

November 19, 2020

I had a short article out on the Agricultural History Society’s website where I take Charles Perrow’s concept of a “normal accident” and apply it to the current crises of 2020. You can read it here.

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