Managing disasters through public-private partnerships /

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The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, generated a great deal of discussion in public policy and disaster management circles about the importance of increasing national resilience to rebound from catastrophic events. Since the majority of physical and virt...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Abou-bakr, Ami J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2013]
Series:Public management and change.
Subjects:
Disaster relief > United States.
Emergency management > United States.
Public-private sector cooperation > United States.
Partenariat public-privé > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
Disaster relief.
Emergency management.
Public-private sector cooperation.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The emergence of disaster-oriented PPPs
  • Assessing disaster-oriented PPPs
  • The Federal Reserve, a strategic alliance
  • The War Industries Board, a responsive alliance
  • Comparing the frameworks & the identity crisis of disaster-oriented PPPs
  • Conclusion.

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