Literature on natural hazards typically perceives disasters to be acts of God (or nature) while restricting the … that disasters are socially constructed and, second, it situates the interactions of large-scale natural forces with local … political-economic conditions within the context of vulnerability to contend that disasters are consequences of unresolved …

A growing number of studies have explored the influence of institution on the outcomes of disasters and accidents from … the viewpoint of political economy. This paper focuses on the probability of the occurrence of disasters rather than … probability of technological disasters. It was found that public sector corruption raises the probability of technological …

400 miles of New Orleans. Findings suggest that disasters are integral to the formation of risk perceptions and affect the …

natural disasters has affected corruption within the public sector. There are a number of major findings from this study. (1 …) Natural disasters lead to corruption within the public sector. (2) Furthermore, disaggregating disasters into various … group, increase corruption; however, other types of disasters do not have such a consequence. (3) The effect of floods is …

A growing number of works have explored the influence of institution on the outcomes of disasters and accidents from … the viewpoint of political economy. This paper focuses on the probability of the occurrence of disasters rather than … probability of technological disasters. It was found that public sector corruption raises the probability of technological …

that: (i) overall the impacts of disasters on the consumption level of the household exhibit an inverse relationship, (ii …