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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810693203321

Titolo

Disaster and the politics of intervention [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Andrew Lakoff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-89780-2

9786612897801

0-231-51925-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Collana

The Columbia University Press and Social Science Research Council series on the privatization of risk

Altri autori (Persone)

LakoffAndrew <1970->

Disciplina

363.34/8

Soggetti

Disaster relief - Political aspects

Disaster relief - Government policy

Emergency management - Political aspects

Emergency management - Government policy

Intervention (Federal government)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

contents; Introduction; chapter one - Beyond Calculation; Chapter Two - Private Choices, Public Harms; chapter three - Strange Brew; chapter four - Risking Health; chapter five - Constructing Carbon Markets; Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Government plays a critical role in mitigating individual and collective vulnerability to disaster. Through measures such as disaster relief, infrastructure development, and environmental regulation, public policy is central to making societies more resilient. However, the recent drive to replace public institutions with market mechanisms has challenged governmental efforts to manage collective risk. The contributors to this volume analyze the respective roles of the public and private sectors in the management of catastrophic risk, addressing questions such as: How should homeland sec