Media coverage in the US of transportation issues focuses primarily on the causes and consequences of airline crashes. In the era of the 24-hour news cycle, coverage of airline crashes is immediate and widespread, as is speculation regarding the cause. Politicians with affected constituencies often propose legislation or initiate regulatory rulemaking in response to a particular incident, but meaningful change often does not occur. Political pressure to determine the causes of crashes, along with the conflicting missions of the federal agencies charged with investigating them, deflects attention from areas of aviation safety unrelated to a specific accident. In this text, Cobb and Primo examine the impact of high-visibility plane crashes on airline policy. The authors describe the typical responses of various players - elected officials, investigative agencies, airlines and the media. Looking at all airline crashes in the 1990s, they examine how particular features of an accident correspond to the level of media attention it receives, as well as how airline disasters affect public policy.
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Roger W. Cobb is professor of political science at Brown University.
David M. Primo is assistant professor of political science at the University of Rochester.
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I have never been able to explain why I am so interested in aircraft accidents. Whatever the reason, I have read a fair number of books describing both accidents and investigations and this is the first book I have ever come across that takes a look at the effect of high profile accidents on the rules around the airline industry. To be fair, this book does not pack the dramatic punch of a book that is covering just an accident. It does do a good job of looking at accidents and their effect on public policy.
The findings of the authors were a bit surprising for me given that they show that most of what is done in the way of new regulations is reactionary and limited in effectiveness. I guess it should not be a surprise that politicians would gravitate to high profile events and then try to capture some votes via mindless grandstanding and marginally effect legislation. Overall I found the book interesting and somewhat eye opening. It paints a rather negative view of the FAA, which I had not seen is such a blunt fashion before. It is a bit dry in spots and the authors found it difficult to keep sections detailing government regulation moving at a good pace. If you are interested in the aircraft industry then I think you will find this book enjoyable.
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- Agendas and Instability in American Politics (American Politics and Political Economy Series) by Frank R. Baumgartner in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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