Managing High-Stakes Risk [electronic resource] : Toward a New Economics for Survival /
Jablonowski, M.author.
The threat we face from high-stakes risk has never been higher. These challenges include environmental pollution, fragile financial systems and the threat of widespread geopolitical violence. This book suggests that a return to natural risk levels – those in accordance with naturally occurring background levels – is both desirable and achievable.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Preface: Does Our Existence Matter?; 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; Appendix A: The Intuitive Principles of Risk; Appendix B: A Glossary of Key Concepts; About the Author; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The threat we face from high-stakes risk has never been higher. These challenges include environmental pollution, fragile financial systems and the threat of widespread geopolitical violence. This book suggests that a return to natural risk levels – those in accordance with naturally occurring background levels – is both desirable and achievable.
Risk management.
Business enterprises—Finance.
Management.
Leadership.
Economic theory.
Risk Management.
Business Finance.
Management.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.