Stress Testing the USA - Public Policy and Reaction to Disaster Events (Paperback, 1st ed. 2013)


In this volume, the USA is treated as a system that has been stress-tested by four unique events: the War on Terror, Hurricane Katrina, the Financial Meltdown that led to the Great Recession and the Giant Oil Spill. The author uses stress-testing to identify weaknesses within the "system," and examine the response to disaster.

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In this volume, the USA is treated as a system that has been stress-tested by four unique events: the War on Terror, Hurricane Katrina, the Financial Meltdown that led to the Great Recession and the Giant Oil Spill. The author uses stress-testing to identify weaknesses within the "system," and examine the response to disaster.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Palgrave Macmillan

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

May 2013

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

2013

Authors

Dimensions

216 x 140 x 11mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

203

Edition

1st ed. 2013

ISBN-13

978-1-349-46014-4

Barcode

9781349460144

Categories

LSN

1-349-46014-1



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