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Stress Testing the USA [electronic resource] : Public Policy and Reaction to Disaster Events / by J. Short.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013Edition: 1st ed. 2013Description: V, 203 p. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781137325747
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 351
LOC classification:
  • JF20-2112
  • JF1315.2-2112
Online resources: In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: 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.
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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.

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