| ID | 109875 |
| Title Proper | Determinants of disaster aid |
| Other Title Information | donor interest or recipient need? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Nelson, Travis |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines the motivations behind the provision of disaster aid. Is this aid provision driven more by 'humanitarian' variables such as the severity of the political or natural emergency in the recipient state or 'political' variables such as the economic or strategic interest of the donor state? Through a statistical analysis of the aid activity of 22 donor states between 1997 and 2008, it is found that, contrary to much of the literature on humanitarian aid in general, humanitarian variables are consistently significant predictors of disaster aid provision. However, certain political variables are also significant, in that donor states provide more disaster aid to trading partners, former colonies, and military allies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Change Peace and Security Vol. 24, No.1; Feb 2012: p.109-126 |
| Journal Source | Global Change Peace and Security Vol. 24, No.1; Feb 2012: p.109-126 |
| Key Words | Foreign Aid ; Natural Disaster ; Humanitarianism ; Disaster Diplomacy |