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Albala-Bertrand J. M. |
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Titolo |
Disasters and the networked economy / / J.M. Albala-Bertrand |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-40667-2 |
1-135-95338-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (213 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge Studies in Development Economics ; ; 103 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Disasters - Economic aspects |
Economic policy |
Social accounting |
Macroeconomics - Econometric models |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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response policies can be appropriate; Conclusion; 7 Conclusions; Appendix; Suggested surveys of networks after disasters; At country level; At international level; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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