The Primacy of Partnership: Scoping a New National Disaster Recovery Policy

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 604, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 228-255

  Mitchell, James K ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

contingency; interpretation; Katrina; leadership; national project; partnership; surprise; urban functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247666833     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716205286044     Document Type: Article

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