Neoliberalism and Natural Disaster: Insurance as political technology of catastrophe

Journal of Cultural Economy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 273-290

  Collier, Stephen J ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

calculation; catastrophe; economization; insurance; neoliberalism; risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904554478     PISSN: 17530350     EISSN: 17530369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17530350.2013.858064     Document Type: Article

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