Financial management of large-scale catastrophes

Dramatic events, such as the earthquake that struck China’s Sichuan Province in 2008 and the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in the United States in 2005, have brought the financial management of catastrophic risks once again to the forefront of the public policy agenda globally. To address...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Autor Corporativo: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD c2008.
Colección:Policy issues in insurance ; no. 12.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Role Of Cost-Benefit Analysis In Evaluating Mitigation Measures For Natural Disasters
  • Risk Perception And Choice In Homeowners Adoption Of Mitigation Measures
  • Comparative Review
  • Part 3. Introduction
  • Part 1. Introduction
  • Survey of Country Approaches
  • Part 2. Conclusions
  • Part 1. Conclusions
  • A New Era of Large-Scale Natural Disasters
  • Part 2. Introduction
  • Annex B
  • Part 3. Conclusions
  • Annex A
  • Strategic Initiatives
  • The New World Of Risks and Crises
  • Foreword
  • Operational Responses
  • Bibliography
  • Annex C.