Politics of Crisis Management

Informationen zum Autor Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo is professor and head of the Department of Social Sciences at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Klappentext This book studies the Chinese government and military's rapid mobilization and coordination work in the aftermath of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. It is a comparative and historical analysis for scholars and policy makers interested in the study of earthquake management from a multidisciplinary perspective. Zusammenfassung This book studies the Chinese government and military’s rapid mobilization and coordination work in the aftermath of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. It is a comparative and historical analysis for scholars and policy makers interested in the study of earthquake management from a multidisciplinary perspective. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Crisis Management and EarthquakeChapter 1: The Critical 72 Hours After the Sichuan EarthquakeChapter 2: The Response of Interest Groups, Citizens and Tibetan ActivistsChapter 3: The Role of the People's Liberation ArmyChapter 4: Post-Earthquake Reconstruction Work and Policy LearningChapter 5: Crisis Management in Comparative PerspectiveConclusion

Product details

• Authors: Shiu Hing Lo, Sonny Shiu Lo, Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2014
• EAN: 9780739139523
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-3952-3
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / China, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Comparative Politics, Asian History, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies