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Thinking in an emergency

Name: Thinking in an emergency
ISBN: 9780393081046

by Elaine Scarry

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First published: 2011 1 language ISBN: 9780393081046

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Discusses the global ethics of increased executive power by invoking the idea of an emergency and cites philosophers, neuroscientists, and artists to prove that thinking and taking fast action are compatible.

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Emergency management Government policy War and emergency powers Abuse of administrative power Administrative discretion Executive power Democracy

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