Fragile Futures: The Uncertain Economics of Disasters, Pandemics, and Climate Change

ISBN-13: 9781009100120 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 256 str.

Vito Tanzi

Opis

Governments have not adequately prepared for unpredictable events such as climate change and pandemics, which require global responses.

Recenzje

'The book adds considerable value and provides striking insights …' R. M. Whaples, Choice

Spis treści

Part I. Uncertain Future Events and Reactions to Them: 1. Introduction; 2. Risky versus uncertain events; 3. Taxonomy of disasters; 4. Democracy, capitalism and random events; Part II. A Survey of Past Pandemics and Other Disasters: 5. Uncertain future events and policies; 6. Pandemics, famines and climate change; 7. Major natural disasters; 8. Atomic disasters; 9. Industrial disasters; 10. Economic principles for disasters; Part III. Climate Change and Global Warming: 11. When the Earth became man's private property; 12. Early concerns about the environment; 13. From environmental concerns to climate change; Part IV. Back to Some Theoretical Issues: 14. Human needs and economic theory; 15. Concluding thoughts.