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Risk, Shocks, and Human Development: On the Brink
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Hardcover. Sudden negative events are part of life, but some are more disastrous than others. This book analyzes the consequences of sudden negative shocks in the short and long term well being of people and how the policies implemented before, during and in the immediate aftermath of the event could help prevent these long lasting effects. Editor(s): Fuentes-Nieva, Ricardo; Seck, Papa A. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 736.
Sudden negative events are part of life, but some are more disastrous than others. This book analyzes the consequences of sudden negative shocks in the short and long term well being of people and how the policies implemented before, during and in the immediate aftermath of the event could help prevent these long lasting effects.
Sudden negative events are part of life, but some are more disastrous than others. This book analyzes the consequences of sudden negative shocks in the short and long term well being of people and how the policies implemented before, during and in the immediate aftermath of the event could help prevent these long lasting effects.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Number of Pages
385
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230223905
SKU
V9780230223905
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About N/A
RICARDO FUENTES-NIEVA is policy specialist at the Human Development Report Office of UNDP. Recently, he was on leave from his position to write a chapter for the World Development Report 2010 at the World Bank. Before joining UNDP, he was director of statistical analysis and advisor to the Under Secretary of Social Development in Mexico; prior to that, he worked ... Read more
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