The Political Economy Of Disaster
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The Political Economy Of Hazards And Disasters
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Author : Eric C. Jones
language : en
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Release Date : 2009-05-16
The Political Economy Of Hazards And Disasters written by Eric C. Jones and has been published by Rowman Altamira this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-16 with Social Science categories.
Throughout history, societies have had to decide whom to 'sacrifice' and whom to help in times of disaster. This volume examines how elite groups attempt to maintain power through the use of particular economic, political, and ideological instruments and how both ruling elites and common people endeavor to create meaningful traditions while enduring hardship.The Political Economy of Hazards and Disasters demonstrates how vulnerability is economically constructed, primary producers adapt their production regimes, how traders and merchants adapt their practices, and how political economic objectives play out in recovery efforts.
Political Economy Of Large Natural Disasters
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Author : J. M. Albala-Bertrand
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Political Economy Of Large Natural Disasters written by J. M. Albala-Bertrand and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Disasters categories.
The Political Economy Of Disaster
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Author : Mats Lundahl
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-02-11
The Political Economy Of Disaster written by Mats Lundahl and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-11 with Business & Economics categories.
Haiti, one of the least developed and most vulnerable nations in the Western Hemisphere, made the international headlines in January 2010 when an earthquake destroyed the capital, Port-au-Prince. More than a year later, little reconstruction has taken place, in spite of a strong international funding commitment. Mats Lundahl has written several seminal works on Haiti, and this volume brings together the best of his past work on Haiti’s economic and political history, along with a comprehensive introduction and two new chapters which bring the story right up to the present day. Together, the volume provides both historical background and explanation as to why Haiti was so badly affected by the earthquake, and to why reconstruction efforts have been ineffective this far. Lundahl argues that the two main causes can found in the interaction between the growth of the population and the destruction of the arable soil on the one hand, and in the creation of a predatory state during the nineteenth century, which still exists to this day. This book provides a comprehensive analysis, which charts these themes from the time of the arrival of Columbus in the island in 1492, to the present day. The book also deals with contemporary market and policy failures, as well as the crucial recent elections, and considers the path ahead for this impoverished nation. This book will be of huge relevance and interest not only to students and researchers in economic history, but also for all those working on development economics, development studies and American and Caribbean Studies more generally.
The Political Economy Of Hurricane Katrina And Community Rebound
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Author : Emily Chamlee-Wright
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2010-01-01
The Political Economy Of Hurricane Katrina And Community Rebound written by Emily Chamlee-Wright and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Nature categories.
In 2005 Hurricane Katrina posed an unprecedented set of challenges to formal and informal systems of disaster response and recovery. Informed by the Virginia School of Political Economy, the contributors to this volume critically examine the public policy environment that led to both successes and failures in the post-Katrina disaster response and long-term recovery. Building from this perspective, this volume lends critical insight into the nature of the social coordination problems disasters present, the potential for public policy to play a positive role, and the inherent limitations policymakers face in overcoming the myriad challenges that are a product of catastrophic disaster. Soon after Hurricane Katrina wreaked its havoc, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University launched the Gulf Coast Recovery Project. The project assembled a team of researchers to examine the capacity within political, economic, and civic life to foster robust response and recovery. Building on both quantitative and qualitative analysis, the contributors to this volume seek to understand the recovery process from the ground up from the perspective of first-responders, residents, business-owners, non-profit directors, musicians, teachers, and school administrators, and how ordinary citizens respond to the formal and informal rules of the post-disaster policy context. Personal, political and poignant, The Political Economy of Hurricane Katrina and Community Rebound will appeal to economists interested in the political economy of disaster and disaster recovery, disaster specialists, and general readers interested in the challenges those affected by Hurricane Katrina have faced, and are facing, and their prospects for recovering from the 2005 disaster.
The Cultural And Political Economy Of Recovery
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Author : Emily Chamlee-Wright
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-03-03
The Cultural And Political Economy Of Recovery written by Emily Chamlee-Wright and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-03 with Business & Economics categories.
"How do societies achieve a level of complexity, coordination, and social intelligence that far surpasses the capacity of individual human intelligence? Emily Chamlee-Wright addresses this question in the context of civil society generally, in which we cannot always rely on market prices to guide our way"--EBL.
Governing Disasters
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Author : S. Revet
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-03-04
Governing Disasters written by S. Revet and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-04 with Social Science categories.
Based on extensive ethnographic and historical research conducted in diverse field locations, this volume offers an acute analysis of how actors at local, national, and international levels govern disasters; it examines the political issues at stake that often go unaddressed and demonstrates that victims of disaster do not remain passive.
The Political Economy Of Large Natural Disasters
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Author : J. M. Albala-Bertrand
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 1993
The Political Economy Of Large Natural Disasters written by J. M. Albala-Bertrand and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Business & Economics categories.
This book sets out to develop a new framework for the analysis and understanding of large natural disasters occurring in developing countries in the last three decades, and their effects on the economy and society. In doing so, it challenges many of the accepted wisdoms of disaster theory upon which policy prescriptions are built. A number of important issues are addressed and analysed within this framework. The reliability of current statistics about disasters is questioned, and the effects of disaster situations on the main economic aggregates are examined. The author also looks at the importance of indirect disaster effects, the motivations of disaster response, and the impact of both capital loss and disaster response on output. He assesses the minimum level of additional investment required to secure a balanced recovery, and the extent to which a society's structure and dynamics determine people's vulnerability to disasters. Finally, the overall effects of disaster situations on economy and society are considered. The author concludes that although disasters are primarily a problem of development, they are not necessarily a problem for development. What we should be looking at are the underlying social and economic processes within developing countries which structure the impact of natural disasters, rather than at disasters as unforeseen events requiring large scale intervention. An important feature of the book is the deconstruction of the notion of disaster. Disasters, the author points out, cannot be analysed in isolation from the particular social and political setting in which they occur.
Disasters And The Networked Economy
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Author : J.M. Albala-Bertrand
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-05-02
Disasters And The Networked Economy written by J.M. Albala-Bertrand and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-02 with Business & Economics categories.
Mainstream quantitative analysis and simulations are fraught with difficulties and are intrinsically unable to deal appropriately with long-term macroeconomic effects of disasters. In this new book, J.M. Albala-Bertrand develops the themes introduced in his past book, The Political Economy of Large Natural Disasters (Clarendon Press, 1993), to show that societal networking and disaster localization constitute part of an essential framework to understand disaster effects and responses. The author’s last book argued that disasters were a problem of development, rather than a problem for development. This volume takes the argument forward both in terms of the macroeconomic effects of disaster and development policy, arguing that economy and society are not inert objects, but living organisms. Using a framework based on societal networking and the economic localization of disasters, the author shows that societal functionality (defined as the capacity of a system to survive, reproduce and develop) is unlikely to be impaired by natural disasters. This book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners involved in disaster analysis and response policy, and will also be relevant to students of development economics.
The Cultural And Political Economy Of Recovery
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
The Cultural And Political Economy Of Recovery written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Disaster relief categories.
The Politics Of Disaster Management In China
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Author : Gang Chen
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-04-29
The Politics Of Disaster Management In China written by Gang Chen and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-29 with Political Science categories.
In China’s 4,000-year-long history and modern development, natural disaster management has been about not only human combat against devastating natural forces, but also institutional building, political struggle, and economic interest redistribution among different institutional players. A significant payoff for social scientists studying disasters is that they can reveal much of the hidden nature of political and economic processes and structures, particularly those in non-democracies, which are normally covered up with great care. This book reviews the problems and progress in the politics of China’s disaster management. It analyses the factors in China’s governance and political process that restrains its capacity to manage disasters. The book helps the audience better understand the dynamic relationship among various interest groups and civic forces in modern China’s disaster politics, with special emphasis on the process of pluralization, decentralization and fragmentation.