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The Cultural Roots of Risk
Maximiliano Emanuel Korstanjesubject
Risk perceptionGeographyWork (electrical)LuckMobilitiesEconomyPolitical economymedia_common.quotation_subjectWorkforceDeveloping countryFirst WorldTourismmedia_commondescription
This paper discusses the story of Mary and Roger an elderly couple who opted to buy a car, but later were pressed to sell it because they were unable to absorb the costs of insurance. The world of risks does not work in the same lines in North than South. This pieces invites the discussion to what extent risk perception is not an instrument for controlling workforce in under-developing nations. The mythologies of mobility have been formulated around life in the First World. They work as ideological devices to activate certain circuits of the economy, which in other times were relegated to peripheral positions. The industries of tourism and air travel transport millions travelers who enjoy the benefits of being mobile in a world where others do not share the same luck.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management |