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THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF HAZARDS AND DISASTERS
Edited by Eric C. Jones and
Arthur D. Murphy
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF HAZARDS AND DISASTERS
SOCIETY FOR ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY (SEA) MONOGRAPHS Dolores Koenig, American University General Editor, Society for Economic Anthropology
Monographs for the Society for Economic Anthropology contain original essays that explore the connections between economics and social life. Each year’s volume focuses on a different theme in economic anthropology. Earlier volumes were published with the University Press of America, Inc. (#1–15, 17), Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. (#16). The monographs are now published jointly by AltaMira Press and the Society for Economic Anthropology (http://sea.org.ohio-state.edu). No. 18 Jean Ensminger, ed., Theory in Economic Anthropology No. 19 Jeffrey H. Cohen and Norbert Dannhaeuser, eds., Economic Development: An Anthropological Approach No. 20 Gracia Clark, ed., Gender at Work in Economic Life No. 21 Cynthia Werner and Duran Bell, eds., Values and Valuables: From the Sacred to the Symbolic No. 22 Lillian Trager, ed., Migration and Economy: Global and Local Dynamics No. 23 E. Paul Durrenberger and Judith Martí, eds., Labor in CrossCultural Perspective No. 24 Richard Wilk, ed., Fast Food/Slow Food No. 25 Lisa Cliggett and Christopher A. Pool, eds., Economies and the Transformation of Landscape No. 26 Katherine E. Browne and B. Lynne Milgram, eds., Economics and Morality: Anthropological Approaches No. 27 Eric C. Jones and Arthur D. Murphy, eds., The Political Economy of Hazards and Disasters To find more books in this series, go to www.altamirapress.com/series.
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF HAZARDS AND DISASTERS
EDITED BY ERIC C. JONES AND ARTHUR D. MURPHY
ALTAMIRA PRESS A Division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Lanham • New York • Toronto • Plymouth, UK
AltaMira Press A division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. A wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200 Lanham, MD 20706 www.altamirapress.com Estover Road Plymouth PL6 7PY United Kingdom Copyright © 2009 by Society for Economic Anthropology All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Information Available Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The political economy of hazards and disasters / edited by Eric C. Jones and Arthur D. Murphy. p. cm. — (Society for economic anthropology (SEA) monographs ; No. 27) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1309-1 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-7591-1309-2 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1311-4 (electronic) ISBN-10: 0-7591-1311-4 (electronic) 1. Disasters—Case studies. 2. Disasters—Economic aspects. 3. Emergency management. I. Jones, Eric C., 1970– II. Murphy, Arthur D. HV553.P63 2009 363.34—dc22
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
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List of Tables xi List of Figures xiii Part I: Economic Parameters of Disasters CHAPTER 1
Linking Broad-Scale Political Econo