Disaster Management in China in a Changing Era

• Main Author: Kang, Yi (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Political Science,
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.