Taking care of people and communities: Rebuilding livelihoods through NGOs and the informal economy in Southern Thailand

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 135-145

  Coate, Bronwyn ^a,b   Handmer, John ^a,b   Choong, Wei ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic conditions; Non governmental organizations; Thailand; Tidal waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645017226     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560610654293     Document Type: Review

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