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" Managing high-stakes risk : "
by Mark Jablonowski.
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BL
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1011568
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b765938
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| Main Entry
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Jablonowski, Mark,1955-
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Managing high-stakes risk : : toward a new economics for survival /\ by Mark Jablonowski.
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| Publication Statement
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Basingstoke :: Palgrave Macmillan,, ©2009.
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ix, 162 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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0230238270
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: 023025120X
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: 9780230238275
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: 9780230251205
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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1. The philosophy of survival -- 2. Making decisions under conditions of risk -- 3. The notion of a naturally risk-free existence -- 4. Where are we now? -- 5. Planning for a safer future -- 6. Risk planning on a wider scale -- 7. Is a safer world "worth it"? -- 8. Achieving a viable utopia.
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| Abstract
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The author explores modern high-stakes risks such as environmental pollution, fragile financial systems and the threat of widespread geopolitical violence.
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Risk management.
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Risk-- Economic aspects.
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Risikomanagement.
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Risk management.
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Risk-- Economic aspects.
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Risikomanagement.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.5
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HD61.J315 2009
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