Disasters and the American State: How Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Public Prepare for the Unexpected

by Patrick S. Roberts

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107025869
• ISBN13: 9781107025868
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"