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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading this section and completing the exercises, you will he able to:

· Identify some of the key questions central to an economic analysis of policy options in disaster management.

· Describe the practical thought process that economic analysis requires.

· Identify consequences of disasters in economic terms.

· Describe the constraints that policy makers in developing countries face in making mitigation and recovery decisions.

· Identify economic policy instruments available to decisionmakers.

· Analyze sectoral needs for disaster recovery.