This book covers Operational Risk Management (ORM), in the current context, and its new role in the risk management field. The concept of operational risk is subject to a wide discussion also in the field of ORM's literature, which has increased throughout the years. By analyzing different...

In this timely Handbook, leading scholars from around the world explore the challenges presented by infrastructure PPPs, and contemplate what lies ahead as governments balance the need to provide innovative new infrastructure against the requirement for good public governance. This Handbook...

Contents -- Introduction - Climate Change and Human Mobility After Paris -- Introduction -- Science -- Policy -- Chapters in This Volume -- Remittances -- Livelihoods -- Land -- Looking Forward -- References -- Part I: Mountain Areas -- Chapter 1: An Index Based Assessment of Vulnerability to...

The concept of risk-sharing in financial and social contracts is one of the unique features of Islamic finance. Many theoretical studies generally claim superiority of an Islamic financial system based on pure equity and participatory modes of financing, while empirical studies provide mixed...