Cross-sector social innovations

Qiang Zhang

Chapter 4 in Earthquake lessons from China: Coping and rebuilding strategies, 2016, pp 69-102 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Both the emergency rescue effort that saved lives in the aftermath of the Wenchuan earthquake and the reconstruction campaign that took place afterward on the ruins were systematic and highly complex projects that were swiftly implemented. They required close and well-coordinated attention to myriad issues, including agenda setting, capacity building, resource mobilization, and policy implementation. Further, the examples of past responses to such large-scale disasters have taught us that such projects cannot rely merely on the capacity and wisdom of the government; the private sector, volunteers, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) also have an important role to play.

Keywords: disaster relief; natural disasters; emergency relief; earthquakes; China; Asia; Eastern Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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