A middle class response to disaster fema's policies and problems

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-87

  Cherry, Andrew L ^a   Cherrys, Mary Elizabeth ^b  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Biscayne Institute   (United States)

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EID: 0041108886     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v23n01_04     Document Type: Article

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