Dealing with Disaster: Public Management in Crisis Situations
- ISBN-10
- 1317473361
- ISBN-13
- 9781317473367
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-12-18
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Saundra K. Schneider
Description
Now updated with examples through 2010, this classic study examines the disruptive effects of disasters on patterns of human behavior and the operations of government, and the conditions under which even relatively minor crises can lead to system breakdown.
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