Bureaucracy, community and natural disasters.

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Torry, William I

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1978Description: 8p., 45 refsSubject(s):

Subject: Disaster welfare frequently acts as an agent of disaster by nurturing long-term risks through short-term remedies. Two factors contribute to the situation: 1/ sizeable capital outlays and institutional intervention from the state weaken local support structures, and 2/ as the local autonomy for adjustments shrinks, the ensuing dependancies on remote, unpredictable, bureucratic solutions to disaster management prevail.

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Reprinted from Human Organization; Autumn 1978; Vol 37 No 3; pp302-308

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Disaster welfare frequently acts as an agent of disaster by nurturing long-term risks through short-term remedies. Two factors contribute to the situation: 1/ sizeable capital outlays and institutional intervention from the state weaken local support structures, and 2/ as the local autonomy for adjustments shrinks, the ensuing dependancies on remote, unpredictable, bureucratic solutions to disaster management prevail.

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