Includes bibliographical references and index.
What are catastrophic risks, and how catastrophic are they?
Why so little is being done about the catastrophic risks
How to evaluate the catastrophic risks and the possible responses to them
How to reduce the catastrophic risks.
Catastrophe : risk and response by Richard A. Posner. ISBN 0195306473. Published by Oxford University Press in 2004. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.