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The politics of crisis management in China : the Sichuan Earthquake / Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo.
LIBRA HV600 2008.W46 L6 2015
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lo, Shiu Hing, 1963- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wenchuan Earthquake, China, 2008.
- Crisis management--China.
- Crisis management.
- Emergency management--China.
- Emergency management.
- Earthquake relief.
- China.
- Earthquake relief--China--Sichuan Sheng.
- China--Politics and government--2002-.
- Politics and government.
- China--Sichuan Sheng.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 135 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2014]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The critical 72 hours after the Sichuan Earthquake
- The response of interest groups, citizens and Tibetan activists
- The role of the People's Liberation Army
- Post-earthquake reconstruction work and policy learning
- Crisis management in comparative perspective
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1: The PRC law on earthquake prevention and disaster management.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780739139523
- 0739139525
- OCLC:
- 902829472
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