Disasters and corruption
Public expectations and tolerance-evidence from Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3897992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vincent T Gawronski (0000-0003-2320-472X, Professor of Political Science Birmingham‐Southern College United States, corresponding author), Barry Steven Levitt (0009-0006-1580-8151, Florida International University), Richard Stuart Olson (0000-0003-4921-7174, Florida International University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1118-1137 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/disa.12585 |
| PMID | 37096657 |
| OpenAlex | W4366987687 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 38 |
Disaster corruption is a vexing problem, damaging state legitimacy and exacerbating human suffering. Mexico has a history of both major disasters and persistently high levels of corruption. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in 2017 provided an opportunity to study change over time in expectations and tolerance of corruption in disaster relief. Twenty years earlier, Mexico City residents expected, on average, essentially three out of 10 hypothetical trucks loaded with humanitarian assistance to be lost to corruption but expressed near zero tolerance of such conduct. By 2018-19, Mexico City residents expected more than one-half of all relief, six out of 10 trucks, to be stolen, and could tolerate three out of 10 trucks being pilfered. Similar results were found at the national level. Hence, Mexicans appear to be giving up on the state. Addressing corruption in disaster risk reduction and humanitarian relief specifically might provide a template for improving public trust across other state institutions
Business · Criminology · Development economics · Economics · Environmental health · Language change · Legitimacy · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Truck · Zero tolerance · Corruption and Economic Development · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Disaster Management and Resilience · Engineering · Law · Medicine · Public Administration
The Corruption Dilemma
The Social Roots of Risk
Earthquake fatalities
Do Natural Disasters Open a Window of Opportunity for Corruption
Political Corruption in Mexico
Situational Prevention of Organised Crimes
Corruption and Democracy in Latin America
The Course of Mexican History
Cashing in on the Quakes
Corruption and disasters in the built environment
The Resilient City
Normal’ versus ‘special’ time corruption
Perceptions and Attitudes about Corruption and Democracy in Mexico
Impact of natural disaster on public sector corruption
Public sector corruption and major earthquakes
Disaster by Design
Natural Hazards, Social Policy, and Electoral Performance
Mexico 2017
Do Public Fund Windfalls Increase Corruption? Evidence From a Natural Disaster
Corruption and Trust
Disaggregating Corruption
Haiti
Corruption in emergency procurement
Preventing corruption in humanitarian assistance
Disaster-Related Human Rights Violations and Corruption
Corruption and Political Development
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |