Towards an Understanding of the Root Causes of Forced Migration: The Political Economy of "Natural" Disasters

Natural disasters occur in a political space. Although events beyond our control may trigger a disaster, the level of government preparedness and response greatly determines the extent of suffering incurred by the affected population. We use a political economy model of disaster prevention, supporte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cohen, Charles, Werker, Eric
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: Inter-University Committee on International Migration 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97616