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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
B N Porfirʹev; Greg Simons |
| ISBN: | 9781409442271 1409442276 9781409442288 1409442284 9781409470939 1409470938 |
| OCLC Number: | 794624689 |
| Description: | x, 298 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Crisis management and mass media in Russia: following the historical perspectives -- Institutional framework and governance model of the Russia crisis policy: disaster focus -- Managing alleviation of the 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake disaster -- Managing the ecological disaster in the town of Karabash -- Communicating tragedy and values through mass media during crises: the lessons of submarine accidents in Russia -- Social security policy for the Chernobyl clean-up and rescue workers: crisis chronology and lessons -- Institutional issues and the management of the creeping crisis in the Kabardina and Balkaria Republic of Russia -- Political and institutional factors of Russian banking crisis 2004 -- Vulnerability and crisis development: lessons from Russia and other emerging economies -- Conclusion: crisis management policy in transitional societies: beyond the Russia experience. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Boris Porfiriev and Greg Simons. |
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Offers a unique overview of this giant's weaknesses. The overlapping of responsibilities, and the tendency to mix institutions from different eras of development and institutional cultures, show how problematic incomplete reform is combined with the huge impact that civil emergencies and man-made crisis can have for an enormous centralized but anarchic bureaucracy.'Iulian Chifu, Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Center, Romania'In the increasingly interdependent world under circumstances of globalization, crises management in Russia is a significant issue, not only for countries like Latvia which are situated in the neighbourhood of this regional power, but for the whole of Europe. This study, involving both Russian and Western scholars, makes a great contribution to the field.'Ainars Dimants, Turiba University, Latvia Read more...