Rebuilding after disaster in Haiti: effects of expecting external, diaspora, and local support

• Expectations of financial support from neither the state/NGOs nor diaspora remittances promote more resilient rebuilding. • Expectations of local community support promote more resilient rebuilding, as does diversification of sources of support. • The positive effects of expecting local community and diversified support were observed after earthquakes, not hurricanes. • No one-size-fits-all policy exists for building back better.Support programs must be tailored to different disaster types. •