03095nam 2200673Ia 450 991081069320332120230725045150.01-282-89780-297866128978010-231-51925-7(CKB)2550000000018598(EBL)908645(OCoLC)741350630(SSID)ssj0000435531(PQKBManifestationID)12183484(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000435531(PQKBWorkID)10427072(PQKB)10171303(MiAaPQ)EBC908645(Au-PeEL)EBL908645(CaPaEBR)ebr10387036(CaONFJC)MIL289780(EXLCZ)99255000000001859820091217d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDisaster and the politics of intervention[electronic resource] /edited by Andrew LakoffNew York Columbia University Pressc20101 online resource (160 p.)The Columbia University Press and Social Science Research Council series on the privatization of riskDescription based upon print version of record.0-231-14697-3 0-231-14696-5 Includes bibliographical references.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; ContributorsGovernment 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 secColumbia University Press and Social Science Research Council series on the privatization of risk.Disaster reliefPolitical aspectsDisaster reliefGovernment policyEmergency managementPolitical aspectsEmergency managementGovernment policyIntervention (Federal government)Disaster reliefPolitical aspects.Disaster reliefGovernment policy.Emergency managementPolitical aspects.Emergency managementGovernment policy.Intervention (Federal government)363.34/8Lakoff Andrew1970-1656270MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810693203321Disaster and the politics of intervention4098853UNINA