Katrinanomics: The politics and economics of disaster relief

Public Choice

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 31-53

  Shughart II, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 33646732875     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-006-7731-2     Document Type: Article

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