What's the Problem? Local Officials' Conceptions of Weaknesses in their Municipalities' Crisis Management Capabilities

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-95

  Nilsson, Jerry ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

EID: 77954182295     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: 14685973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2010.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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