When Local Risks Become Global Risks, and How We Can Minimize Them

Authors

Knowledge@SMU

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

3-2007

Abstract

Climate change. Middle East instability. International terrorism. Oil price shocks. Weapons of mass destruction. The world is fast becoming a riskier place, and the days of wait-and-see are no longer an option, says the World Economic Forum's recently released Global Risks 2007 report. The report, published in cooperation with Wharton's Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, identifies 23 core risks -- most of which have worsened over the last year, despite growing awareness of their consequences. It also underscores a growing disconnect between the power of these risks to disrupt the world and our ability to mitigate them.

Disciplines

Law

Copyright Owner and Holder

Copyright © Singapore Management University 2012

Licece/Creative Commons Licence

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Article ID

1039

Subject(s)

Law and Public Policy

Citation

Knowledge@SMU. When Local Risks Become Global Risks, and How We Can Minimize Them. (2007).
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/248