Against the gods
Subtitle: the remarkable story of risk
By: Peter L. Bernstein.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: e-book
Number of pages: 383
Subjects: Risk management.; Decision making.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-364) and indexes.
Table of contents: label: Acknowledgments; label: Introduction; label: Part 1
title: TO 1200: BEGINNINGS; label: Part 2
title: 1200-1700: A THOUSAND OUTSTANDING FACTS; label: Part 3
title: 1700-1900: MEASUREMENT UNLIMITED; label: Part 4
title: 1900-1960: CLOUDS OF VAGUENESS AND THE DEMAND FOR PRECISION; label: Part 5
title: DEGREES OF BELIEF: EXPLORING UNCERTAINTY; label: Notes; label: Bibliography; label: Name Index; label: Subject Index