The Economics of Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
Author | : E. Wayne Nafziger |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Asistencia económica |
ISBN | : |
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This paper outlines hypotheses for the economic cause of humanitarian disasters. Complex humanitarian emergencies are considered to be man-made crises, in which large numbers of people die and suffer from war, physical violence, disease, hunger, or displacement. The study identifies four sets of economic factors responsible for emergencies: stagnation and protracted decline in incomes, unequal or immiserizing growth, rapid population growth during substantial environmental degradation and resource depletion, and large and abrupt shifts in income and wealth distribution during adjustment and liberalization programmes. (Adapted from publisher's abstract).