Uncertain Business : : Risk, Insurance, and the Limits of Knowledge /

Uncertain Business : : Risk, Insurance, and the Limits of Knowledge / / Aaron Doyle, Diana Ericson.

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We live in an age of increasing doubt about whether our institutions and technologies can provide security against risks, many of which they themselves have created. Uncertain Business is an unprecedented inquiry into insurance industry practices and what they tell us about risks and uncertainties i...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Doyle, Aaron,
Ericson, Diana,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©2004
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (335 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Risk, Insurance, and the Limits of Knowledge
  • 2 Uncertainties of Life: Embracing Risk, Prudence, and Investment
  • 3 Uncertainties of Disability: Spreading Risk, Solidarity, and Welfare
  • 4 Uncertainties of Earthquakes: Absorbing Risk, Mitigation, and Infrastructure
  • 5 Uncertainties of Terrorism: Pre-Empting Risk, Precaution, and Vigilance
  • 6 Uncertain Business
  • References
  • Index

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