作者	C.ArthurWilliamsPeterC.YoungMichaelL.SmithUnitedKingdom/英国
出版社	McGraw-HillEducation-Europe
出版时间	2006-10-01

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BookDescriptionThecontentandstructureofthistextarebasedonthetwinbeliefsthat(1)thestudyofinsurance,amajortoolofriskmanagement,shouldbeprecededbyanunderstandingofproceduresandconceptsofriskmanagementand(2)moststudentswilltakeonlyonecourseinthearea.Forstudentswhoplanfurtherstudyinthearea,thebalancedtreatmentofbothsubjectsprovidesabroadintroductiontothefield.Thefirst6editionsofthistextoccupiedanicheattheupperendofthetextbooksonriskmanagementandinsurance.Thepurposeindevelopingthe7thand8theditionswastofurtherdevelopthereputationestablishedbyearliereditions.Mosttextsintheareaofriskmanagementandinsuranceemphasizeprinciplesofinsuranceandotherinstitutionalaspectsofthesubject.Althoughthistextincludessomeinstitutionalinformation,itemphasizesananalyticalapproach.Thetextfocusesonthemanagementofriskbyorganizations.Becauseoftherelianceonanalyticalmethods,thebookismostappropriatefortheadvancedundergraduate--orintroductorygraduate-levelcourses.AbouttheAuthorC.ArthurWilliams,Jr.(PhD,GraduateSchoolofBusiness,ColumbiaUniversity)isaprofessoremeritusoftheCarlsonSchoolofManagementattheUniversityofMinnesota.WhileattheUniversityofMinnesota,Dr.WilliamsheldtheMinnesotaIndustryChairinInsurance;sincehisretirement,thischairhasbeenrenamedtheC.ArthurWilliamsInsuranceIndustryChair.Dr.Williamsiswidelyacclaimedasoneoftheleadingscholarsinthefieldofriskmanagementandinsurance.Overhis45yearsofacademicservice,heproducedwellover100publications,includingtextbooks,technicalarticles,treatises,andresearchstudies.Hewasespeciallyproductiveinthefieldofworkers'compensation,andhis1991publicationAnInternationalComparisonofWorkers'Compensationearnedthe1993ElizurWrightAward.