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Against the gods : the remarkable story of risk

by Peter L. Bernstein

This history of risk explores the development of risk management and its role in modern society. It traces the transition from reliance on superstition to the use of mathematical tools to analyse and control uncertainty.

Accession 28961 ISBN 0471295639 Publisher Wiley
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