Disasters and the networked economy / J.M. Albala-Bertrand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Albala-Bertrand, J. M., author.

Series:

Routledge studies in development economics ; 103.

Routledge Studies in Development Economics ; 103

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disasters--Economic aspects.

Economic policy.

Social accounting.

Macroeconomics--Econometric models.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Cover; Title Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List ofillustrations; Preface; List ofacronyms; Introduction; 1 The problem with quantitative studies; Introduction; Three failures of quantitative studies; Conclusion; 2 A political economy framework: functionality, localization and networks; Introduction; Functionality; An analytical framework; Societal networking; Isolation and insulation; Conclusion; 3 Networked reactions and public policy; Introduction; Endogenous and exogenous response balance; Inbuilt networked reactions

Market consistency and some response mechanismsSystemic public policy and institutional networks; Conclusion; 4 The networked macroeconomy and disasters; Introduction; Disaster escalation and catastrophe; An aggregate macroeconomic argument; A disaggregated macroeconomic argument; The analysis of networking and localization; Conclusion; 5 Regional disaggregation and two examples; Introduction; Interregional connections and switching; The use of IRIO, IO and national accounts; Two cases: Indonesia 2004 and Chile 2010; Conclusion; 6 Systemic consistency, business and network shifting

IntroductionSystemic consistency; Business and networks; What response policies can be appropriate; Conclusion; 7 Conclusions; Appendix; Suggested surveys of networks after disasters; At country level; At international level; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed May 11, 2013).

ISBN:

0-203-40667-2

1-135-95338-4

OCLC:

841810608