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The politics of disaster [electronic resource] : tracking the impact of Hurricane Andrew / David K. Twigg

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Twigg, David K.
Published
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2012.
Physical Description
xiv, 211 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents
Disasters as political challenges -- Florida legislators: locally elected state officials -- The kaleidoscope of Florida politics -- Executive branch effects? -- Andrew's first cavalry: state officials respond -- In the eye: incumbents from severely damaged cities -- On the edge: incumbents from less severely damaged cities -- Out of the eye: incumbents from the least severely damaged cities -- Disasters as political challenges and opportunities.
Summary
An examination of the politics of disaster on the local level through the analysis of three levels of incumbent politicians in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in South Florida.
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ISBN
9780813041889 (alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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