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The Doom Loop in the Financial Sector : And Other Black Holes of Risk.

In the past two years, the world has experienced how unsound economic practices can disrupt global economic and social order. Today & rsquo;s volatile global financial situation highlights the importance of managing risk and the consequences of poor decision making. The Doom Loop in the Financia...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leiss, William
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2011.
Colección:Critical issues in risk management.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In the past two years, the world has experienced how unsound economic practices can disrupt global economic and social order. Today & rsquo;s volatile global financial situation highlights the importance of managing risk and the consequences of poor decision making. The Doom Loop in the Financial Sector reveals an underlying paradox of risk management: the better we become at assessing risks, the more we feel comfortable taking them. Using the current financial crisis as a case study, renowned risk expert William Leiss engages with the new concept of & ldquo;black hole risk & rdquo; & mdash; risk s.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (187 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-157) and index.
ISBN:9780776619286
0776619284