Future global shocks : improving risk governance / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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"Recent global shocks, such as the 2008 financial crisis, have driven policy makers and industry strategists to re-examine how to prepare for and respond to events that can begin locally and propagate around the world with devastating effects on society and the economy. This report considers how the growing interconnectedness in the global economy could create the conditions and vectors for rapid and widespread disruptions. It looks at examples of hazards and threats that emerge from the financial world, cyberspace, biological systems and even the solar system, to reflect on what strategic capacities are called for to improve assessment, mapping, modelling, response and resilience to such large scale risks."--Publisher's description

Includes bibliographical references.

"42 2011 09 1 P".

Foreword -- Abbreviations -- Definition and drivers of future global shocks -- Risk assessments for future global shocks -- Tools to prepare for future global shocks -- Emergency management of future global shocks -- Strategic approaches for managing future global shocks -- Members of the Future Global Shocks Project.