Natural Disasters, Foreign Trade and Agriculture in Mexico Public Po
This work responds to the increasing global need of measuring and analyzing impacts, vulnerabilities and coping capacity of countries, regions and communities regarding climate change, extreme weather conditions, natural disasters and institutional constr
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Sergio O. Saldaña Zorrilla
Natural Disasters, Foreign Trade and Agriculture in Mexico Public Policy for Reducing Economic Vulnerability 123
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Sergio O. Saldaña-Zorrilla
Natural Disasters, Foreign Trade and Agriculture in Mexico Public Policy for Reducing Economic Vulnerability
Sergio O. Saldaña-Zorrilla Research Scholar Risk, Policy and Vulnerability Program International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Laxenburg, Austria
ISSN 2191-5547 ISSN 2191-5555 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science ISBN 978-3-319-17358-0 ISBN 978-3-319-17359-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-17359-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015940008 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Abstract
The increasing frequency and economic losses from natural disasters within the framework of decreasing agricultural prices and trade liberalization is becoming crucial in increasing poverty in the Mexican rural economy. During the past two decades, the governmental withdrawal from supporting the agricultural sector with investments in physical, financial and logistic instruments continues to stress agricultural livelihoods, as current private mechanisms have not replaced them effectively. It has contributed to making the agricultural sector particularly vulnerable to a number of hazards as it has weakened economic agents’ response and impeded assets accumulation. This book identifies economic vulnerability to natural and economic hazards in order to assess public and private coping capacity, and provides a conceptual framework and economic theory that supports the overall approach and employed methodologies. It is based on quantitative and qualitative
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