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Economic nature of a natural catastrophe: characteristics and impact of the 1979-80 northeastern drought

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  • Clóvis Cavalcanti

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The paper assesses the socio-economic nature of the 1979/80 drought in theNortheast on the basis of a survey conducted by the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation. It purportsto show the essence of the difficulties that drought brings to the population of its officialvictims – those enrolled in the Emergency Program coordinated by SUDENE, a sampleof which was interviewed. A conclusion of the study reveals that the effects of a drought aremore intense, the poorer the affected social strata. Another conclusion indicates that the officialrefugees’ production of subsistence crops had a decline of around 70 percent in 1978/80. JEL Classification: Q54; Q25; Q15.

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  • Clóvis Cavalcanti, 1986. "Economic nature of a natural catastrophe: characteristics and impact of the 1979-80 northeastern drought," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 6(1), pages 85-100.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:6:y:1986:i:1:p:85-100:id:1782
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    Keywords

    drought; land ownership; agricultural output;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • Q25 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Water
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment

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