International Governance and Risk Management

Business & Finance, Economics, Public Finance, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy
Cover of the book International Governance and Risk Management by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa, Springer Singapore
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa ISBN: 9789811388750
Publisher: Springer Singapore Publication: July 23, 2019
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
ISBN: 9789811388750
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Publication: July 23, 2019
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

In this book the authors demonstrate how the economics of insurance, risk reduction, and damage control or limitation can be combined with concepts of collective choice and collective behavior to improve analysis of the escalating threats faced by alliances throughout the world.

The book develops a theory of risk management as integrating likelihood of loss, magnitude of loss, and isolation from loss into a consolidated model. It extends existing concepts of individual risk management by a single person to decision theory for an entire country, managed by a government bureaucracy and lodged in a universe of overlapping alliances.

The authors uncover a tendency, inherent in any bureaucracy for policy coordination in the realm of risk control to fail because of misunderstanding, disinterest, or perverse incentives. Understanding such incentives is essential to any sort of progress in risk management of proliferating national and global threats.

Self-protection aims to reduce the chances of loss. This reduction may require the use, or threat or promise of use, of defensive military weapons or, depending on context, the use of offensive military weapons. Japan's constitution limits Japan to use of defensive measures only, even if Japan and the USA have formed a military alliance. This places Japan at an “economic corner solution” of providing only self-insurance. However, the Abe government intends to change the interpretation of the constitution so that Japan can provide a full range of self-protection as well as self-insurance. With the prospect of such constitutional change, this book becomes of special relevance to Japan's national security.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In this book the authors demonstrate how the economics of insurance, risk reduction, and damage control or limitation can be combined with concepts of collective choice and collective behavior to improve analysis of the escalating threats faced by alliances throughout the world.

The book develops a theory of risk management as integrating likelihood of loss, magnitude of loss, and isolation from loss into a consolidated model. It extends existing concepts of individual risk management by a single person to decision theory for an entire country, managed by a government bureaucracy and lodged in a universe of overlapping alliances.

The authors uncover a tendency, inherent in any bureaucracy for policy coordination in the realm of risk control to fail because of misunderstanding, disinterest, or perverse incentives. Understanding such incentives is essential to any sort of progress in risk management of proliferating national and global threats.

Self-protection aims to reduce the chances of loss. This reduction may require the use, or threat or promise of use, of defensive military weapons or, depending on context, the use of offensive military weapons. Japan's constitution limits Japan to use of defensive measures only, even if Japan and the USA have formed a military alliance. This places Japan at an “economic corner solution” of providing only self-insurance. However, the Abe government intends to change the interpretation of the constitution so that Japan can provide a full range of self-protection as well as self-insurance. With the prospect of such constitutional change, this book becomes of special relevance to Japan's national security.

More books from Springer Singapore

Cover of the book Research Outline for China’s Cultural Soft Power by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
Cover of the book Implementing Sure Start Policy by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
Cover of the book Compressed Sensing for Distributed Systems by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
Cover of the book English Education in Oman by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
Cover of the book Proceedings of 2018 Chinese Intelligent Systems Conference by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
Cover of the book Whole Body Interaction with Public Displays by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
Cover of the book X-ray Studies of the Central Engine in Active Galactic Nuclei with Suzaku by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
Cover of the book Cognitive Science and Health Bioinformatics by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
Cover of the book Film Tourism in Asia by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
Cover of the book Natural Gas Markets in India by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
Cover of the book Light Emitting Diodes for Agriculture by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
Cover of the book German-Australian Encounters and Cultural Transfers by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
Cover of the book Telecommunication 4.0 by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
Cover of the book Environmental Pollution by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
Cover of the book The Biophysics of Cell Membranes by Toshihiro Ihori, Martin C. McGuire, Shintaro Nakagawa
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy