The Asian Tsunami and Post-Disaster Aid
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Beschreibung
Through the lens of the Asian tsunami, this book problematizes concepts that are normally taken for granted in disaster discourse, including relief, recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation. The unprecedented flow of humanitarian aid after the Asian tsunami, though well-intentioned, showed adverse effects and unintended consequences in the lives of people in the communities across nations. Aid led not only to widespread relief and recovery but also to an exacerbation of old forms of inequities and the creation of new ones arising from the prioritization, distribution and management of aid. This, in turn, led to the incongruity between the needs and expectations of the affected and the agendas of aid agencies and their various intermediaries. This book examines the long-term consequences of post-disaster aid by posing the following questions: What has the aid been expended on? Where has the aid primarily been expended, and how? And what were the unintended consequences of post-disaster aid for the communities?
This topical volume is of interest to social scientists, human rights and law researchers and environmental scientists interested in disaster studies.
Examines accountability, conduct, delivery, effectiveness and ethics of aid a decade after the Asian tsunami
Reviews the current paradigms of relief, recovery and rehabilitation
Critiques taken-for-granted concepts in post-disaster discourse
Addresses accountability, conduct, delivery, effectiveness, and ethics of aid in a decade-long rehabilitation after the Asian tsunami Reviews the current paradigms of relief, recovery, and rehabilitation Includes critiques of taken-for-granted concepts in post-disaster discourse
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Sunita Reddy
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“This book will prove to be an important resource for scholars and practitioners alike. Scholars trying to understand the complexity of post-disaster recovery will derive great insights from the book, and the practitioners would be warned of the pitfalls of an inadequately conceived and hurried reconstruction programe.” (Kamal Kishore, Current Science, Vol. 116 (9), 2019)
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