, infectious disease responses, natural disasters, migration, crime and security and spirituality and religion. The book argues … accessible style and illustrated by multiple case studies from across the world, this book will appeal to a wide cross …-disciplinary audience in fields ranging from economics to law to science studies to sociology to anthropology and geography, as well as …

Natural disaster events such as drought affect the broader economy and inflict adverse consequences for firms because … of spill-over effects in an integrated economy. Contrary to the expectation that firms would engage in higher levels of …

effect is strengthened in countries with lower level of public sector corruption and better functioning legal systems …

disruptive creation mechanism or reduce it by stimulating corruption, distorting the markets and deteriorating social capital. We …