Disasters and political unrest: an empirical investigation

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 153-161

  Drury, A Cooper ^a   Olson, Richard Stuart ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; POLITICAL INSTABILITY;

EID: 0031794513     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5973.00084     Document Type: Article

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