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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aHD82 _b.T36 2022
082	0	0	_a330.9001/12 _223/eng/20211102
100	1		_aTanzi, Vito, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aFragile futures : _bthe uncertain economics of disasters, pandemics, and climate change / _cVito Tanzi, Independent Scholar.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2022.
300			_a1 online resource (vi, 239 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).
520			_aThis book revisits a distinction introduced in 1921 by economists Frank Knight and John Maynard Keynes: that between statistically predictable future events ('risks') and statistically unpredictable, uncertain events ('uncertainties'). Governments have generally ignored the latter, perceiving phenomena such as pandemics, natural disasters and climate change as uncontrollable Acts of God. As a result, there has been little if any preparation for future catastrophes. Our modern society is more interconnected and more globalized than ever. Dealing with uncertain future events requires a stronger and more globally coordinated government response. This book suggests a larger, more global government role in dealing with these disasters and keeping economic inequalities low. Major institutional changes, such as regulating the private sector for the common good and dealing with special harms, risks and crises, especially those concerning climate change and pandemics, are necessary in order to achieve any semblance of future progress for humankind.
650		0	_aEconomic history _y21st century _xForecasting.
650		0	_aEconomic development _xForecasting.
650		0	_aPublic administration.
650		0	_aNatural disasters _xForecasting.
650		0	_aInternational organization.
650		0	_aOrganizational change.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781009100120
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781009109246
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