Risk and financial catastrophe /
Banks, Erik.
Risk and financial catastrophe / Erik Banks. - New York : Palgrave MacMillan, 2009. - vii, 213 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Finance and capital markets .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'The risk process commonly used in the corporate world to deal with risks may be suitable for non-catastrophic events, but not for extreme events. By analyzing a series of past disasters and the relevant'lessons learned', this books proposes a series of prescriptive measures to cope with future disasters'--Provided by publisher.
9780230577312 (alk. paper)
Financial risk management.
Emergency management.
Risk management.
Risk and financial catastrophe / Erik Banks. - New York : Palgrave MacMillan, 2009. - vii, 213 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Finance and capital markets .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'The risk process commonly used in the corporate world to deal with risks may be suitable for non-catastrophic events, but not for extreme events. By analyzing a series of past disasters and the relevant'lessons learned', this books proposes a series of prescriptive measures to cope with future disasters'--Provided by publisher.
9780230577312 (alk. paper)
Financial risk management.
Emergency management.
Risk management.