Weathering the politics of responsibility and blame: The Bush administration and its response to Hurricane Katrina

Governing after Crisis: The Politics of Investigation, Accountability and Learning

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 33-61

  Preston, Thomas ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77952208162     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511756122.002     Document Type: Chapter

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