TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Un-Therapeutic Communities: A Cross-National Analysis of Post-Disaster Political Unrest
JO  - International journal of mass emergencies and disasters
A1  - Olson, RS
A1  - Drury, A. C.
SP  - 221
EP  - 238
VL  - 15
IS  - 2
N2  - A recurring question in the study of disaster effects involves political instability. A relationship has been posited between disasters and various forms of political unrest, and case evidence exists to support the contention. Statistical testing, however, has been lacking. A pilot study, this paper integrates a worldwide-disaster database with a political-instability database and reports time-series cross-section (pooled time-series) findings for 12 countries struck by rapid-onset natural disasters between 1966 and 1980. The regression results, both strong and significant, indicate a positive relationship between disaster severity and political unrest. The unrest, however, can be dampened if not eliminated by governmental repression, the implications of which are most disturbing.<p />
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SN  - 0280-7270
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -