The Doom Loop in the Financial Sector : And Other Black Holes of Risk / / William Leiss

• Autore: Leiss William <1939->
• Pubblicazione: Ottawa : , : University of Ottawa Press, , 2010; Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2012; ©2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (187 p.)
• Disciplina: 352.4
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: "The recent global economic crisis has revealed that the prevailing risk management systems in the banking and financial sectors are utterly inadequate to protect the public from unacceptable levels of risk. Such 'black holes of risk, ' which expose all of us to catastrophic harm, are increasingly common in the modern world, and we need urgently to learn how to manage them."--Back cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-157) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Black holes of risk -- Systemic and super-systemic risk in the financial sector -- Controlling the downside risk -- Appendix 1. Fragility in complex systems and the "tipping point" problem -- Appendix 2. A basic integrated risk management framework -- Table 2-1, dimensions of risk management.
• Sommario/riassunto: The recent global economic crisis has revealed that the prevailing risk management systems in the banking and financial sectors are utterly inadequate to protect the public from unacceptable levels of risk. Such "black holes of risk," which expose all of us to catastrophic harm, are increasingly common in the modern world. --Book Jacket.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Doom Loop in the Financial Sector
• ISBN: 1-280-69146-8; 9786613668400; 0-7766-1928-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910155521503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Critical issues in risk management.