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Hurricane Mitch, Alemán, and Other Disasters for Women in Nicaragua.
- Source :
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International Studies Perspectives . Nov2001, Vol. 2 Issue 4, p401. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Hurricane Mitch caused unprecedented destruction when it swept through Nicaragua and Honduras in October 1998. Official reports estimated that 3,332 were reported killed or missing and an estimated $1.5 billion damages were caused in Nicaragua alone. Though Mitch did not cause Nicaragua's impoverishment, the severity of its destruction revealed a deeper crisis that has been troubling Nicaragua's economy for over a decade—an economic crisis aggravated by heavy external debts and structural adjustment policies. Using feminist analysis, the case of Nicaragua is explored to consider the effects of natural disasters from a global perspective and to rethink the long-term merits of structural adjustment and foreign aid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HURRICANE Mitch, 1998
*DISASTERS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15283577
- Volume :
- 2
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Studies Perspectives
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6639566
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1528-3577.00068