CHAPTER I: Introduction. CHAPTER 2: The Process of Decision Making. CHAPTER 3: Approach of Financial Institutions to Risk Assessment. CHAPTER 4: Theoretical Considerations. CHAPTER 5: Problems of Assessing the Technical Aspects of Risk. CHAPTER 6: Problems of Assessing the Economic Aspects of Risk. CHAPTER 7: Problems of Assessing the Socio-Political Aspects of Risk. CHAPTER 8: Possible Alternatives. CHAPTER 9: Comparison of the Efficacy of Alternative Methods of Analysis. CHAPTER 10: Comparison of the Risk Ranking Technique with the Methods used by Financial Institutions. CHAPTER 11: The Optimum Method of Assessing Decision Options. CHAPTER 12: Conclusions. GLOSSARY: Words, Phrases and Mathematical Symbols.