disaster. The key elements in this relationship are the media's role as the provider of information to voters about government … of government action. Provided that more media activity is focused on post-disaster government action, we show that more … disaster, although corruption has a negative e ffect that decreases as media activity increases. On the preventive e ffort …

This paper studies how media and democracy influence government action taken before and after a natural disaster. The … democratic institutions both contribute positively to the government's palliative effort after the disaster. However, the effects … of media and democracy on the government's preventive effort before the disaster are negative. We provide empirical …

caused a nuclear accident in Fukushima nuclear plant. The later was a “man-made” disaster having immense impacts on people …. This paper assesses preparedness for and agri-food impacts of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, identifies challenges in post-disaster … recovery, and withdraws lessons for improving disaster risk management. Japan was not well prepared for such huge disaster …