书目名称 | Managing Environmental Risk Through Insurance |
编辑 | Paul K. Freeman,Howard Kunreuther |
视频video | http://file.papertrans.cn/624/623012/623012.mp4 |
丛书名称 | Studies in Risk and Uncertainty |
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描述 | Can insurance be used as a means to obtain compliance withenvironmental policy? Answering this question requires examination ofa broad mosaic of academic issues, including current systems availablefor providing compensation and deterrence, use of contracts (includinginsurance) as substitutes for tort law, limitations of regulatorypolicy-making by government agencies, pre-conditions for creation ofinsurance products, and market mechanisms necessary for insurance tobe purchased or sold. The purpose of .Managing Environmental Risk..Through Insurance. is to highlight the potential role thatinsurance and performance standards can play in managing environmentalrisk. Insurance can play a significant role in dealing with one of themost problematic issues facing society today - how tocompensate for environmental exposures. .This book analyzes the ability of insurance to play a role in managingenvironmental risk. It begins by outlining the role insurance plays insociety in contrast to other societal tools for addressing risk:government benefit programs and imposition of involuntary liabilityusing the court system. By so doing, the book describes thecomparative advantages of insurance. The bo |
出版日期 | Book 1997 |
关键词 | compliance; environment; environmental policy; research |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5360-7 |
isbn_softcover | 978-94-010-6253-4 |
isbn_ebook | 978-94-011-5360-7Series ISSN 0926-972X |
issn_series | 0926-972X |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media New York 1997 |