Zapata, Ricardo creator text SantiagoCL UN ECLAC 2009 monographic 51 p. Assesses the economic impact of disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean, via the evidence-based approach. Sheds light on the link between economic performance, development dynamics and how disasters, as "external" shocks generate lingering effects of different relative importance. 7/13/11 EVELYND 16.03.01 Z35