Risk and financial catastrophe

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Risk and financial catastrophe

Erik Banks

(Finance and capital markets)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

  • : hbk

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-210) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The risk process commonly used in the corporate world to deal with risks may be suitable for non-catastrophic events, but not for extreme events. By analyzing a series of past disasters and the relevant 'lessons learned', this books proposes a series of prescriptive measures to cope with future disasters.

Table of Contents

PART I: THE NATURE OF CATASTROPHE Taxonomy of Risk Catastrophes Financial Catastrophe PART II: THE RISK FRAMEWORK The Risk Management Process Models, Metrics and Limitations PART III: PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT Past Catastrophes Lessons Learned and Prescriptive Measures The Future of Risk Management Notes Selected References Index

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Details

  • NCID
    BA91416606
  • ISBN
    • 9780230577312
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke
  • Pages/Volumes
    vii, 213 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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