The SARS epidemic : challenges to China's crisis management /

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In the first half of 2003, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) struck China (including Hong Kong), causing panic and claiming manylives. The unknown nature of SARS at that time also jolted theeconomic growth of China and Hong Kong, disrupted the social life oftheir citizens and created much str...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Wong, John, 1939-, Zheng, Yongnian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; Hong Kong : World Scientific, ©2004.
Temas:
Respiratory infections > China.
SARS (Disease) > China.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome > epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks > prevention & control
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome > prevention & control
Appareil respiratoire > Infections > Chine.
Syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère > Chine.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
Respiratory infections
SARS (Disease)
China
Computer network resources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In the first half of 2003, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) struck China (including Hong Kong), causing panic and claiming manylives. The unknown nature of SARS at that time also jolted theeconomic growth of China and Hong Kong, disrupted the social life oftheir citizens and created much stress and strain for their politicalsystems and governance. Like other major crises, the management of theSARS crisis provides a good opportunity to examine the strengths andweaknesses of the political systems in China and Hong Kong. From theoutset, scholars at the East Asian Institute (EAI) followed c.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 226 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9812565558
9789812565556
9789812389480
9812389482
1281877069
9781281877062
9786611877064
6611877061

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