Original language | American English |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy |
Editors | Domonic A. Bearfield, Melvin J. Dubnic |
Number of pages | 6 |
Edition | 3rd Edition |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781351265362 |
State | Published - 2015 |
Abstract
This entry describes the emergence of the casualty sensitivity syndrome, its social sources, and the political variables affecting the variations of this sensitivity. This description is followed by an analysis of the policy impacts of this sensitivity, clustered under the term “casualty aversion.”