Terror, Security, and Money : Balancing the Risks, Benefits, and Costs of Homeland Security /
In seeking to evaluate the efficacy of post-9/11 homeland security expenses--which have risen by more than a trillion dollars, not including war costs--the common query has been, "Are we safer?" This, however, is the wrong question. Of course we are "safer"--The posting of a sing...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In seeking to evaluate the efficacy of post-9/11 homeland security expenses--which have risen by more than a trillion dollars, not including war costs--the common query has been, "Are we safer?" This, however, is the wrong question. Of course we are "safer"--The posting of a single security guard at one building's entrance enhances safety. The correct question is, "Are any gains in security worth the funds expended?" In this engaging, readable book, John Mueller and Mark Stewart apply risk and cost-benefit evaluation techniques to answer this very question. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (267 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780199878222 0199878226 9780190252571 019025257X 9786613297068 6613297062 |