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Managing Disasters Through Public-private Partnerships
Ami J. Abou-Bakr
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Paperback. Assesses whether public-private partnerships for the purposes of disaster resilience are viable at the federal level, identifies why attempts to develop these partnerships have largely fallen short, and suggests how the framework supporting this type of collaboration could be enhanced to ensure more robust collaborations in the future. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, generated a great deal of discussion in public policy and disaster management circles about the importance of increasing national resilience to rebound from catastrophic events. Since the majority of physical and virtual networks that the United States relies upon are owned and operated by the private sector, a consensus has emerged that public-private partnerships (PPPs) are a crucial aspect of an effective resilience strategy. Significant barriers to cooperation persist, however, despite acknowledgment that public--private collaboration for managing disasters would be mutually beneficial. Managing Disasters through Public--Private Partnerships ... Read more
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, generated a great deal of discussion in public policy and disaster management circles about the importance of increasing national resilience to rebound from catastrophic events. Since the majority of physical and virtual networks that the United States relies upon are owned and operated by the private sector, a consensus has emerged that public-private partnerships (PPPs) are a crucial aspect of an effective resilience strategy. Significant barriers to cooperation persist, however, despite acknowledgment that public--private collaboration for managing disasters would be mutually beneficial. Managing Disasters through Public--Private Partnerships ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Public Management and Change Series
Condition
New
Weight
390g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589019508
SKU
V9781589019508
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About Ami J. Abou-Bakr
Ami J. Abou-bakr is a lecturer in politics in the Department of Political Economy at King's College London. She holds a BS from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, and a PhD in public policy from King's College London. As ... Read more
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