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Flirting with disaster

Paperback • 1995 • English

Flirting with disaster: public management in crisis situations

By Saundra K. Schneider

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Flirting with Disaster is the first thorough examination of government successes and failures in responding to natural disaster situations. The author contrasts the bureaucratic principles that dominate governmental activity with the disruptive effects of disaster and the forms of human behavior that emerge during disaster situations. By comparing case studies of Hurricane Hugo, Hurricane Andrew, the Loma Prieta earthquake, and the 1990 floods in South Carolina, the author is able to identify th...Show more

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ISBN

9781563245718

Publisher

M.E. Sharpe

Published year

1995

Language

English

Original title

Flirting with disaster

Format

Paperback

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