LEADER 03095nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910810693203321 005 20230725045150.0 010 $a1-282-89780-2 010 $a9786612897801 010 $a0-231-51925-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000018598 035 $a(EBL)908645 035 $a(OCoLC)741350630 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000435531 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12183484 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000435531 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10427072 035 $a(PQKB)10171303 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908645 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908645 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10387036 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL289780 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000018598 100 $a20091217d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDisaster and the politics of intervention$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Andrew Lakoff 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (160 p.) 225 1 $aThe Columbia University Press and Social Science Research Council series on the privatization of risk 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-14697-3 311 $a0-231-14696-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $acontents; 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 330 $aGovernment plays a critical role in mitigating individual and collective vulnerability to disaster. Through measures such as disaster relief, infrastructure development, and environmental regulation, public policy is central to making societies more resilient. However, the recent drive to replace public institutions with market mechanisms has challenged governmental efforts to manage collective risk. The contributors to this volume analyze the respective roles of the public and private sectors in the management of catastrophic risk, addressing questions such as: How should homeland sec 410 0$aColumbia University Press and Social Science Research Council series on the privatization of risk. 606 $aDisaster relief$xPolitical aspects 606 $aDisaster relief$xGovernment policy 606 $aEmergency management$xPolitical aspects 606 $aEmergency management$xGovernment policy 606 $aIntervention (Federal government) 615 0$aDisaster relief$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aDisaster relief$xGovernment policy. 615 0$aEmergency management$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aEmergency management$xGovernment policy. 615 0$aIntervention (Federal government) 676 $a363.34/8 701 $aLakoff$b Andrew$f1970-$01656270 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810693203321 996 $aDisaster and the politics of intervention$94098853 997 $aUNINA