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Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Decision theory > Risk assessment
.,."this is a very good book - an easy and informative read on a
topic of immense complexity and very enjoyable. The layout is
excellent, with clear headings, a useful three-part structure and
good-quality print. ...This book will undoubtedly find its market
niche and become a 'good risk read'." - "British Journal of Social
Work 36 (3) 2006
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What does it mean to live in risk society'?
How does the idea of risk change how we live with each
other?
Risk currently dominates individual and collective
consciousness. Globally, insecurity is related to terrorism,
pollution, global epidemics and famine, yet smoking, sunlight and
travel have also become major preoccupations.
This book provides a powerful and lucid account of risk in
society today. Denney critically examines the social construction
of risk, by considering a range of social theories, addressing the
literature and providing an authoritative guide to the key issues
raised.
An analysis of the nature of risk to aspects of everyday life -
of the meanings which have been assigned to notions of risk - is
also considered. Finally, global themes such as terrorism, global
regulation governance and developments in international relations
are examined.
This book will be required reading for students of risk within
the fields of Sociology, International Relations and Media, Culture
and Communications.
This publication discusses lessons learned from and achievements of
the Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRM) Fund in supporting
ADB technical assistance projects in Southeast Asian developing
member countries. The Government of Canada and ADB established the
IDRM Fund in February 2013 to advance proactive integrated disaster
risk management measures on a regional basis in Cambodia,
Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, the
Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The IDRM Fund funded 19
technical assistance projects with a gender-focused approach to
IDRM and reflecting regional solutions that produce cross-border
disaster management.
Healthy, well-performing pensions are possible. It's time for a
modern, transformational approach to the future pension market: one
in which there is an agreement about what will mitigate risk and
keep our people, our organizations, and our global society safe and
secure. Pension Clarity shows you how to address insufficiencies
and opportunities in pension planning for the future, and how to
build effective, secure, and reliable pension plans that mitigate
risk. You'll learn how to design pensions for financial security,
how to assess existing benefit plans to minimize costs and maximize
value, how to create pension plans that are designed to benefit
individuals, and how to engage employees in the pension process.
You'll also find out how to build responsiveness into your business
environment by embracing new solutions that empower executives with
up-to-date information and projections. The fact is, pension
management is not only about one business and one set of employees,
but also about how we manage the steps we take towards the future.
In an ever-evolving world, we can make a difference through
strategic pension management. But actualizing the future we want to
see depends wholly on our ability to lead.
The Asian financial landscape has become more interconnected over
the past 2 decades. Previous financial crises have proven how
volatility can transmit rapidly across an interconnected financial
network. Moreover, empirical analyses have shown how it can
reverberate across the macroeconomy. With a summary of lessons from
past financial crises, this report also analyzes the impact of
deeper financial integration on economic vulnerability.
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