We study the determinants and interactions of sustainability and risk management with a cross-sectional dataset on commercial cattle farming in semi-arid rangelands in Namibia. Cattle farmers in Namibia act within a coupled ecological-economic system that is subject to extensive degradation and...

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- 1 Noble Cause Corruption -- I Background on Corruption Laws -- 2 A Bit of Dodgy History -- 3 The Main Conventions -- 4 UK and US Regulatory Agencies -- II The Bribery Act 2010 and Friends -- 5 Objective and Limitations -- 6...

This book analyzes the diversity of national disaster risk governance across Northeast Asia by comparing the national disaster management plans implemented by the governments of China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. It also provides an overview of the financial protection measures employed by...

In the presence of reinsurance, an insurer may effectively reduce its (aggregated) loss by partially ceding such a loss to a reinsurer. Stop-loss and quota-share reinsurance contracts are commonly agreed between these two parties. In this paper, we aim to explore a combination of these...