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The Political Economy of Hazards and Disasters
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The Political Economy of Hazards and Disasters

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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.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S.
Country
United States
Date
16 April 2009
Pages
366
ISBN
9780759113091

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.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S.
Country
United States
Date
16 April 2009
Pages
366
ISBN
9780759113091