A history of poverty: The politics of natural disasters in the Philippines, 1985–95

Pacific Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 381-420

  Bankoff, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Development; Economy; Hazard; Philippines; Politics; Relief

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; NATURAL DISASTER; POLITICAL PROCESS; POVERTY;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0032750850     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512749908719297     Document Type: Article

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