Enacting catastrophe: Preparedness, insurance, budgetary rationalization

Economy and Society

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 224-250

  Collier, Stephen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Insurance; Modelling; Natural disasters; Risk society; Security; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INSURANCE SYSTEM; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MODELING; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM;

EID: 48349122051     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085140801933280     Document Type: Article

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