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.
| ISBN: | 9781137327222 |
| Publication date: | 14th May 2013 |
| Author: | John R Short |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 203 pages |
| Genres: |
Public administration Terrorism, armed struggle Sociology Political science and theory Political economy The environment Politics and government |
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.
Stress Testing the USA features in the following genres: Public administration, Terrorism, armed struggle, Sociology, Political science and theory, Political economy, The environment, Politics and government
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Stress Testing the USA was written by John R Short and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US
Stress Testing the USA has 203 pages