TY  - BOOK
AU  - Drennan,Lynn T.
AU  - McConnell,Allan
AU  - Stark,Alastair
TI  - Risk and crisis management in the public sector
T2  - Routledge masters in public management
SN  - 9780415739689 (hardback)
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York, London, United Kingdom
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Risk Management
KW  - Crisis management
KW  - Policy sciences
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance
KW  - Crisis
KW  - Strategic Planning
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Contingency Protection
KW  - Risk
KW  - Planning
KW  - Management
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "Every decision that is made by managers and policy-makers in a public sector organization requires an evaluation and a judgement of the risks involved. This vital requirement has been recognised in the growth of risk management. However, risks can never be fully prevented, which means that public managers also have to be crisis managers. Today's crises develop in unseen ways; they escalate rapidly and transform through the interdependencies of modern society, and their frequency is growing: the global financial crisis, the European volcanic ash cloud, the Japanese tsunami and subsequent Fukishima nuclear plant meltdown, the Christchurch earthquake and the Queensland floods. All highlight the extreme challenges that public sector organizations across the world have had to face in recent years. Risk and Crisis Management in the Public Sector Second Edition responds to these challenges by presenting the only guide for public mangers and public management students which combines lessons about risk and crisis management together in a single, accessible text. It equips readers with the knowledge and skills necessary to treat risks and it outlines the steps through which public managers can take to prepare, respond and recover from crisis episodes. This exciting new edition enhances the original text with contemporary cases and a greater focus on the international, trans-boundary and multi-agency dimensions of risk and crisis management. These enhancements reflect the fact that today's public manager must increasingly operate within a global and interdependent governance context"--
ER  -