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Examines how disasters like earthquakes, oil spills, and nuclear power plant accidents can act as focusing events "which cause both citizens and policymakers to pay more attention to a public problem and often to press for solutions ... Explains how and why some public disasters change political agendas and, ultimately, public policies."--Page 4 of cover.
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2 editions- Other · English · 1997Georgetown University Press · 9781589018051
- Other · English · 1997Georgetown University Press · 178 pages · 9780878406524
Government policyNatural disastersPolitical planningPolicy sciencesAccidentsNuclear power plantsOil spills