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Crises in Russia : contemporary management policy and practice from a historical perspective
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Crises in Russia : contemporary management policy and practice from a historical perspective

Author: B N Porfirʹev; Greg Simons
Publisher: Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2012.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This unique book explores the problems of the national crisis management system in Russia, a country undergoing political, social and economic transition and one which is also prone to natural and  Read more...

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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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