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|aQuigley, Kevin F.
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|aResponding to crises in the modern infrastructure|h[electronic resource] :|bpolicy lessons from Y2K /|cKevin F. Quigley.
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|aBasingstoke [England] ;|aNew York :|bPalgrave Macmillan,|c2008.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-205) and index.
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|aIntroduction -- Risk : a contested concept -- How did the governments react to Y2K? -- The market failure hypothesis -- Opinion-responsive hypothesis -- Interest group hypothesis (the issue network) -- Conclusion.
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|aIn a 1996 letter to President Clinton, Senator Pat Moynihan wrote, 'the computer has been a blessing; if we don b2 st act quickly, however,it could become the curse of the age.' The Senator wascommenting on adate-generated computer bug that became known as Y2K (Year 2000). President Clinton would eventually describe it as 'one of the most complex management challenges in history.' MargaretBeckett, Chair of the British Cabinet Committee on Y2K, would describe the UK government's responseto it as 'the largest co-ordinated project since the Second World War.' The US government and UK government spent billions on preparations. And, in the end, virtually nothing happened. Did this mean success? Despite the scope and cost of Y2K it has received almost no critical analysis, academic or otherwise, since it occurred. This book examines comparatively the US and the UK governments' management of Y2K and considersthe extent to which such management can be understood as responses to market pressures, public opinion and organized interests. It concludes by providing valuable lessons to those concerned about managing risk and critical infrastructure today.
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|aElectronic reproduction.|bBasingstoke, England :|cPalgrave Macmillan,|d2009.|nMode of access:World Wide Web.|nSystem requirements: Web browser.|nTitle from title screen (viewed on July 24, 2009).|nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
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|aCrisis management.
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|aInfrastructure (Economics)
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|aRisk management.
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|aYear 2000 date conversion (Computer systems)
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