When all else fails : government as the ultimate risk manager /

"One of the most important functions of government - risk management - is one of the least well understood. Moving beyond the most familiar public functions - spending, taxation, and regulation - When All Else Fails spotlights the government's pivotal role as a risk manager. It reveals, as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moss, David A., 1964-
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2002.
Temas:
USA > Government
Risk management > United States.
Risk management > Government policy > United States.
Government insurance > United States.
Disaster relief > United States.
Gestion du risque > États-Unis.
Gestion du risque > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Assurances d'État > États-Unis.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > États-Unis.
Disaster relief.
Government insurance.
Risk management.
Risk management > Government policy.
Regierung
Risikomanagement
Soziale Sicherheit
Staat
Versicherung
Overheid.
United States.
USA
USA.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A primer on risk and its history
  • Limited liability
  • Money
  • Bankruptcy
  • Workers' insurance
  • Social security
  • Product liability law
  • Security for all
  • The foundations of American risk management policy
  • Epilogue: Risk, knowledge, and the veil of ignorance.

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