Ethics for Disaster - Grand Format

Ethics for Disaster addresses the moral aspects of hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, plane crashes, avian flu pandemics, and other disasters. Naomi Zack focuses on how nonwhite, poor, elderly, and disabled disaster victims suffer the most Using both real-life and fictional examples, Zack forcefully argues for the preservation of normal moral principles in times of national crisis and emergency, stressing the moral obligations of both individuals and government in preparing for and responding to disaster.
In a new preface to the paperback edition, Zack addresses disasters that have struck since the book originally appeared, including the earthquake in Haiti and the Gulf oil spill. She also analyzes the financial crisis as a human-generated calamity with many of the same implications as other forms of disasters and requiring the same ethical response.