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Uncertainty implies an ignorance of the probability or impact (or both) of an event. The objective of risk management is to enable the determination of these factors, so that what was uncertainty becomes a measurable risk. Political risk is, for the most part, a measurable risk because politically motivated events usually require planning and deliberation. Additionally, understanding the preferences and constraints of a political system and its actors enables the forecasting of political risks. Risk maps, challenging basis assumptions through contrarian thinking, scenario analysis, and assessing country stability are useful methods for understanding and forecasting political risk that are explored in this chapter. a b c d e Malak, Amin (Spring 1997). "Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' and the Dystopian Tradition". Canadian Literature (112): 9–16. The Big Jubilee Read: A literary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking reign". BBC. 17 April 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022 . Retrieved 18 June 2022. a b Isomaa, Saija; Korpua, Jyrki; Teittinen, Jouni (27 August 2020). New Perspectives on Dystopian Fiction in Literature and Other Media. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p.70. ISBN 978-1-5275-5872-4. Although theonomy originally refers to the Biblical past, in fiction it can be seen as a possible form of futuristic dystopian society, as is evident in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale (1985). The theonomic government ruled by Lord Protector Cromwell in The Adventures of Luther Arkwright is quite different from the one in Atwood's novel because there is a constant power struggle. An Interview with Margaret Atwood on her novel, The Handmaid's Tale" (PDF). Nashville Public Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2016 . Retrieved 27 March 2016.

According to philosopher Andy Lamey, rather than straightforward allusions, the similarities to Plato are combined with features that differ, at times dramatically, from Plato's original. As Lamey writes, "the result is that Atwood’s dystopia deliberately calls to mind a distorted version of Platonism, one that differs in ways large and small from the original." [78] In the case of gymnasiums, for example, In Plato they see women socialized into roles that make them the equal of men, while in Gilead they are where handmaids are first taught their duties. a b Greene, Gayle (July 1986). "Choice of Evils". The Women's Review of Books. 3 (10): 14–15. doi: 10.2307/4019952. JSTOR 4019952. a b c d e f g Atwood, Margaret (20 January 2012). "Haunted by the Handmaid's Tale". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 . Retrieved 3 March 2016. Clements, Andrew (5 April 2003). "Classical music & opera". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016 . Retrieved 13 December 2016. A stage adaptation of the novel, by Brendon Burns, for the Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke, England, toured the UK in 2002. [98]Domestic instability can negatively affect investors and corporations, such as during the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Methods of analyzing domestic instability include aggregating a series of indicators that are associated with political unrest and closely monitoring a country’s cities and/or the youth population. One type of domestic instability is civil strife, which is a societal—as opposed to a governmental—risk. Civil strife includes revolutions, civil wars, state failures, coup d’états, and riots. Companies can mitigate the risks of civil strife through risk absorption, transfer, pooling, diversification, or avoidance.

Callaway, Alanna A. (May 2008). Women disunited: Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale as a critique of feminism (Master of Arts thesis). San Jose State University. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016 . Retrieved 10 August 2023. In the world of The Handmaid's Tale, the sexes are strictly divided. Gilead's society values white women's reproductive commodities over those of other ethnicities. Women are categorized "hierarchically according to class status and reproductive capacity" as well as " metonymically colour-coded according to their function and their labour". [77] The Commander expresses his personal opinion that women are considered inferior to men, as the men are in a position where they have power to control society. An audiobook of the unabridged text, read by Claire Danes ( ISBN 9781491519110), won the 2013 Audie Award for fiction. [89] Karpf, Ann (15 January 2000). "The squeaks and drips of everyday life". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021 . Retrieved 9 January 2021. Bergmann, Harriet (December 1989). " 'Teaching Them to Read': A Fishing Expedition in The Handmaid's Tale". College English. 51 (8): 847–854. doi: 10.2307/378090. JSTOR 378090.

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Blondiau, Eloise (28 April 2017). "Reflecting on the frightening lessons of The Handmaid's Tale". America. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017 . Retrieved 21 June 2017. Anderson has authored two more books, Free and Makers. Free discusses the advantages of initially giving products and services to the customers for free. The Makers discusses the democratization of invention and produ

Among a few science fiction aficionados, however, Atwood's comments were considered petty and contemptuous. (The term speculative fiction was indeed employed that way by certain New Wave writers in the 1960s and early 1970s to express their dissatisfaction with traditional or establishment science fiction.) Hugo-winning science fiction critic David Langford observed in a column: " The Handmaid's Tale won the very first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987. She's been trying to live this down ever since." [53] Reception in schools [ edit ]Lewis, Lapham H. (September 2004). "Tentacles of rage: The Republican propaganda mill, a brief history". Harper's Magazine.

Atwood's inspiration for the Republic of Gilead came from her study of early American Puritans while at Harvard, which she attended on a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship. [15] Atwood argues that the modern view of the Puritans—that they came to America to flee religious persecution in England and set up a religiously tolerant society—is misleading, and that instead, these Puritan leaders wanted to establish a monolithic theonomy where religious dissent would not be tolerated. [15] [21]There are four main strategies to reduce the probability that a risk event will occur: eliminate the threat, minimize its likelihood, isolate the event, or completely avoid the risk. None of these strategies are perfect, so planning to mitigate the impact after a risk occurs is also necessary. A holistic approach to risk management—such as Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)—breaks down categories of risks and standardizes their analysis. However, many corporations fail to incorporate political risks into their risk management frameworks, either because they do not recognize the importance of political risks or they mistakenly think political risks are unpredictable. But political risks are knowable—in some cases, even quantifiable—and understanding these risks is the first step in successful political risk mitigation. Elliott, John. "A Watershed Moment for Atwood", Ottawa Citizen, 5 December 2004, p. A3. ProQuest, . In The Fat Tail, Bremmer and Keat discuss a broad range of political risks, including geopolitical, country, and micro-level risks. They explain these political risks, and lay out how to effectively recognize, communicate, and mitigate them. Investors, corporate decision-makers, and policymakers who operate in countries with seemingly opaque or unpredictable political systems will find the book useful for planning and responding to risks, as will those operating in open systems that are subject to changing political winds. The Fat Tail offers a way to understand political risks so that they can be eliminated, minimized, isolated, or avoided. The book contrasts the long tail with the conventional Pareto principle, which holds that only 20 % of the products sold generate 80% of revenue. Companies give more attention to these few products and fail to cater to the diverse interests of consumers. In the long-tail retail strategies, the sales are spread out evenly between hits and niches, and companies can realize profits at all levels. She is part of the first generation of Gilead's women, those who remember pre-Gilead times. Proved fertile, she is considered an important commodity and has been placed as a "Handmaid" in the home of "the Commander" and his wife Serena Joy, to bear a child for them (Serena Joy is believed to be infertile). [28] Readers are able to see Offred's resistance to the Republic of Gilead on the inside through her thoughts.