Dealing with Disaster: Public Management in Crisis Situations: Public Management in Crisis Situations

by Schneider,Saundra K.

• ISBN13: 9780765622426
• ISBN10: 0765622424
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-09-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Now updated with examples through 2010, this classic study examines the disruptive effects of disasters on patterns of human behavior and the operations of government, and the conditions under which even relatively minor crises can lead to system breakdown.

Author Biography

Saundra K. Schneider is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Michigan. State University where she directs the Master of Public Policy Program.

Table of Contents

Preface to the First Edition	p. ix
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xiii
Analytical and Theoretical Frameworks	p. 1
The Varied Success of the Governmental Response to Natural Disasters	p. 3
Natural Disasters as Public Policy Issues	p. 9
The Governmental Response System	p. 31
Human Behavior and Governmental Activity in Disasters: Two Sets of Norms	p. 46
The Gap Between Bureaucratic Norms and Emergent Norms	p. 60
Case Studies of Natural Disasters	p. 81
A General Framework for Examining the Success or Failure of the Governmental Response to Natural Disasters	p. 83
Hurricane Hugo	p. 88
The Loma Prieta Earthquake in California	p. 108
Hurricane Andrew	p. 117
The Northridge Earthquake in Southern California	p. 139
Hurricane Georges	p. 150
Hurricane Katrina	p. 167
"Normal" Disasters: 1990 Floods in South Carolina and 2010 Floods in Tennessee	p. 196
Summary, Implications, and Conclusions	p. 215
The Paradox of Governmental Performance	p. 217
Considering Recommendations for Change	p. 226
References	p. 247
Index	p. 293
About the Author	p. 304
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