Stress Testing the USA [electronic resource] : Public Policy and Reaction to Disaster Events /
Short, J.author.
In this volume, the USA is treated as a system that has been stress-tested by four unique events: the War on Terror, Hurricane Katrina, the Financial Meltdown that led to the Great Recession and the Giant Oil Spill. The author uses stress-testing to identify weaknesses within the "system," and examine the response to disaster.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The War on Terror -- 3. Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans -- 4. The Financial Meltdown -- 5. The Gulf Oil Spill -- 6. The USA: A System Under Stress.
In this volume, the USA is treated as a system that has been stress-tested by four unique events: the War on Terror, Hurricane Katrina, the Financial Meltdown that led to the Great Recession and the Giant Oil Spill. The author uses stress-testing to identify weaknesses within the "system," and examine the response to disaster.
Public administration.
Political science.
Environmental sociology.
Terrorism.
Political violence.
United States—Politics and government.
Political economy.
Public Administration.
Political Science.
Environmental Sociology.
Terrorism and Political Violence.
US Politics.
International Political Economy.