Contingency planning for crisis management: Recipe for success or political fantasy?

Policy and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-99

  Eriksson, Kerstin ^a   McConnell, Allan ^b,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79956067313     PISSN: 14494035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polsoc.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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