"The massive destruction and tragic loss of life in the recent earthquake in Japan will surely rekindle debates over how well democratic governments handle natural disaster. The good news is that democracies handle natural disasters much better than nondemocratic nations. On the other hand, the quality of democratic disaster policy is still negatively affected by widespread political ignorance.
[includes discussion of .....]
I. Why Democracies Handle Disaster Better than Dictatorships.
II. How Political Ignorance Makes Disasters Worse.
III. The Special Case of Extremely Rare Large-Scale Disasters. "
[The Volokh Conspiracy]
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