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Anti‐Government Is Not the Solution to the Problem—Anti‐Government Is the Problem: The Role of Ideology in Presidential Response to Natural Disasters From San Francisco to Katrina
Author(s) -
Skidmore Max J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
risk, hazards and crisis in public policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 1944-4079
DOI - 10.1002/rhc3.15
Subject(s) - ideology , hurricane katrina , government (linguistics) , natural disaster , presidential system , element (criminal law) , politics , political science , public administration , disaster response , natural (archaeology) , presidential election , emergency management , sociology , law , history , geography , linguistics , archaeology , philosophy , meteorology
This article examines the varied national responses to selected disasters. Rather than attempting to provide a rating of presidents or to duplicate previous studies, it identifies political ideology as an element in response effectiveness. Presidents who perform more effectively tend to be those who are inclined toward activism, who accept an active role for government, who understand the implications of a given situation, and who learn from the experiences of their predecessors .