Stress Testing the USA: Public Policy and Reaction to Disaster Events

By John Rennie Short Professor, J Short, J. Short

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349460141
• ISBN13: 9781349460144
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"