Disaster Management in China in a Changing Era

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Kang, Yi (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Political Science,
• Θέματα: Political science.; Political Science and International Relations.; Political Science.

This book shows how Chinese officials have responded to popular and international pressure, while at the same time seeking to preserve their own careers, in the context of disaster management. Using the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake as a case study, it illustrates how authoritarian regimes are creating n...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Non-democracies in a Changing Era
• Chapter 2 Evolvement of Disaster Management Practices in China
• Chapter 3 Agency Problems in Disaster Response
• Chapter 4 Post-disaster Changes in Local Governance and Chances for Non-state Sector Development
• Chapter 5 A Note on Generality, Variation, and Implications
• Appendix: Notes on Fieldwork and Data Collection.