Disaster Management in China in a Changing Era
This book shows how Chinese officials have responded to popular and international pressure, while at the same time seeking to preserve their own careers, in the context of disaster management. Using the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake as a case study, it illustr
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Yi Kang
Disaster Management in China in a Changing Era
SpringerBriefs in Political Science
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Yi Kang
Disaster Management in China in a Changing Era
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Yi Kang Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR
ISSN 2191-5466 ISSN 2191-5474 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-662-44515-0 ISBN 978-3-662-44516-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-44516-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014946960 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Dedicated to my beloved family
Preface
On May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8 earthquake struck Sichuan Province of China. As horrible and sad as the event was, it provided an opportunity to observe how the local state (and its grass-roots extension) in China functioned in the face of a serious disaster, which is a research theme that has long interested me. Therefore, as soon as the situation stabilized slightly, I headed for the stricken area. Between June 2008 and August 2009 I visited multiple sites within Sichuan Province that had experienced different degrees of exposure to the earthquake. I also conducted site-intensive research, i.e., ethnography and participant observation, in a lar
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