Disasters and the American state : how politicians, bureaucrats, and the public prepare for the unexpected /

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Disasters and the American State offers a thesis about the trajectory of federal government involvement in preparing for disaster shaped by contingent events. Politicians and bureaucrats claim credit for the government's successes in preparing for and responding to disaster, and they are also b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roberts, Patrick S., 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Disaster relief > Government policy > United States.
Emergency management > Government policy > United States.
Civil defense > United States.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Civil defense.
Disaster relief > Government policy.
Emergency management > Government policy.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From disaster relief to disaster management
  • The origins of the disaster state, 1789-1914
  • Civil defense and the foundations of disaster policy, 1914-1979
  • The rise of emergency management and FEMA, 1979-2001
  • Terrorism and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, 1993-2003
  • "Where the hell is the army?": Hurricane Katrina meets the homeland security era
  • Administrative evil and elite panic in disaster management
  • Disasters and the American state.

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