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Condizione: New. Disasters and the American State offers a thesis about the trajectory of federal government involvement in preparing for disaster shaped by contingent events. Num Pages: 236 pages, 17 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKSW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 362. . 2016. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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 blamed for failures outside of government's control. New interventions have created precedents and established organizations and administrative cultures that accumulated over time and produced a general trend in which citizens, politicians and bureaucrats expect the government to provide more security from more kinds of disasters. The trend reached its peak when the Federal Emergency Management Agency adopted the idea of preparing for 'all hazards' as its mantra. Despite the rhetoric, however, the federal government's increasingly bold claims and heightened public expectations are disproportionate to the ability of the federal government to prevent or reduce the damage caused by disaster.…

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Condizione: New. Disasters and the American State offers a thesis about the trajectory of federal government involvement in preparing for disaster shaped by contingent events. Num Pages: 236 pages, 17 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKSW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 362. . 2016. Paperback. . . . . …

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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 blamed for failures outside of government's control. New interventions have created precedents and established organizations and administrative cultures that accumulated over time and produced a general trend in which citizens, politicians and bureaucrats expect the government to provide more security from more kinds of disasters. The trend reached its peak when the Federal Emergency Management Agency adopted the idea of preparing for 'all hazards' as its mantra. Despite the rhetoric, however, the federal government's increasingly bold claims and heightened public expectations are disproportionate to the ability of the federal government to prevent or reduce the damage caused by disaster. Disasters and the American State offers a thesis about the trajectory of federal government involvement in preparing for disaster shaped by contingent events. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Disasters and the American State offers a thesis about the trajectory of federal government involvement in preparing for disaster shaped by contingent events.&Uumlber den AutorPatrick S. Roberts is an Associate Professor at the Cent. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Disasters and the American State | Patrick S. Roberts | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2016 | Cambridge University Press | EAN 9781316631201 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…