Disaster Management: Privatization as a Viable Alternative©

Alan Kirschenbaum ()
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Alan Kirschenbaum: Technion, Israel Institute of Technology

Chapter Chapter 6 in Safeguarding Homeland Security, 2009, pp 61-71 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter details the use of the private market to prepare for and respond to disasters. A survey of Israeli citizens was conducted to determine their “readiness to pay” for services provided free by the Home Front Command. About one-quarter to a third said they were ready to pay for additional quality services such as assuring their safe room could handle a chemical or biological attack. Age and ethnic-religious status affected the readiness to purchase. Also, private companies were paid to provide equipment including buses for emergencies. Volunteers such as a civilian watch group and reserve medical workers play an important role in homeland security. Since so many Israelis have military training volunteers, even unorganized, play important roles in emergencies.

Keywords: Disaster Management; Private Market; Public Sector Organization; Ballistic Missile; Private Sector Service (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0371-6_6

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