Understanding the Government Responsibility and Role of Enterprises’ Participation in Disaster Management in China

Feng Kong and Shao Sun
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Feng Kong: College of Humanities and Development Studies, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Shao Sun: National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-16

Abstract: The natural advantages of enterprises in capital, technology, and equipment make them have great potential in disaster management. How to ensure enterprises participate in disaster prevention and mitigation efficiently is a responsibility that the government must undertake, on the other hand, it can also relieve the pressure of the government. This paper first introduces the continuous improvement of enterprises’ role in disaster management. Then, this paper analyzes the political responsibility, legal responsibility, social responsibility, and economical responsibility of the government in an enterprises’ participation in disaster management. This paper further analyzes enterprises’ deficiencies in disaster management and the multi role of the government in enterprises’ participation in disaster management. Finally, this paper puts forward the pathways of the Chinese government to promote enterprises to participate in disaster management.

Keywords: disaster management; enterprise participation; government responsibility; government role; emergency management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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