balancing the risks, benefits, and costs of homeland security
Edición de la obra Terror, security, and money
| Autor | John E. Mueller |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Oxford University Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 2011 |
| Lugar | Oxford, New York |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 267 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780199795758, 9780199795765 |
| ISBN-10 | 0199795754, 0199795762 |
| OCLC | 707887040 |
| LCCN | 2011011771 |
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M946tIn seeking to evaluate the efficacy of post-9/11 homeland security expenses - which have risen by more than a trillion dollars, not including war costs - the common query has been, 'are we safer?' This, however, is the wrong question. Of course we are 'safer' - the posting of a single security guard at one building's entrance enhances safety. The correct question is, 'are any gains in security worth the funds expended?' This book applies risk and cost-benefit evaluation techniques to answer this very question.