Disaster and the Politics of Intervention (A Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk))
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (790 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0231146973 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is the author of Pharmaceutical Reason: Knowledge and Value in Global Psychiatry, and coeditor, with Stephen J. Collier, of Biosecurity Interventions: Global Health and Security in Question. His current research concerns the intersection between global health and national security in the development of approaches to new biological and environmental threats.. Andrew Lakoff is associate professor of anthrop
Through measures such as disaster relief, infrastructure development, and environmental regulation, public policy is central to making societies more resilient. HackerLaid Off, Laid Low: Political and Economic Consequences of Employment InsecurityEdited by Katherine S. However, the recent drive to replace public institutions with market mechanisms has challenged governmental efforts to manage collective risk. The contributors to this volume analyze the respective roles of the public and private sectors in the management of catastrophic risk, addressing questions such as: How should homeland security officials evaluate the risk posed by terrorist attacks and natural disasters? Are market-based interventions likely to mitigate our vulnerability to the effects of climate change? What is the appropriate relationship between non-governmental organizations and private security firms in responding to humanitarian emergencies? And how can philanthropic efforts to combat the AIDS crisis ensure ongoing access to life-saving drugs in the developing world? More generally, these essays point to the way thoughtful policy intervention can improve our capacity to withstand catastrophic events. NewmanPensions, Social Security, and the Privatization of RiskEdited by Mitchell A. WrightHealth at Risk: America's Ailing Health System-and How to Heal ItEdited by Jacob S. Orenstein. Government plays a critica
This brilliant volume introduces new and important ways to think about catastrophe, politics, and risk. (Eric Klinenberg, New York University, author of Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago and Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media) . It is required reading, not just for social scientists who study crises, but for anyone who cares about preventing them as well. Disaster, from the climate and the hands of man, may well be the problem of the twenty-first century