ISBN:
9780226035192
,
9780226035178 (Sekundärausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
330 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Ann Arbor, Michigan Proquest Online-Ressource ISBN 9780226035178
Edition:
[Online-Ausg.]
DDC:
302.12
Keywords:
Gesellschaft
;
Risiko
;
Verantwortung
Abstract:
For much of the twentieth century, industrialized nations addressed social problems, such as workers' compensation benefits and social welfare programs, in terms of spreading risk. But in recent years a new approach has emerged: using risk both as a way to conceive of and address social problems and as an incentive to reduce individual claims on collective resources.Embracing Risk explores this new approach from a variety of perspectives. The first part of the book focuses on the interplay between risk and insurance in various historical and social contexts. The second part...
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Online-Ausg.:
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