The role of information systems in decision-making following disasters : lessons from the mealy bug disaster in Northern Malawi.

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TextPublication details: [United States] : Society for Applied Anthropology, 1990Description: [10 p.]DDC classification:

363.856096897 21

Subject: An agricultural disaster in Malawi in 1986/87 destroyed the staple food crop and provided the opportunity to assist and observe government decision-making concerning immediate food relief and the planning of longer-term interventions. The case study illustrates how the collection and transmittal of information is affected by bureaucratic behavior when malnutrition and food shortages are perceived to be politically sensitive, and the importance of contextual factors (cultural, ecological, and economic) in project planning

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References: p. 253-254

Reprinted from: Human Organization; 1990; vol. 49, no. 3, p. 245-254

An agricultural disaster in Malawi in 1986/87 destroyed the staple food crop and provided the opportunity to assist and observe government decision-making concerning immediate food relief and the planning of longer-term interventions. The case study illustrates how the collection and transmittal of information is affected by bureaucratic behavior when malnutrition and food shortages are perceived to be politically sensitive, and the importance of contextual factors (cultural, ecological, and economic) in project planning

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