Financial compensation for victims of catastrophes: A law and economics perspective

Law and Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 339-367

  Faure, Michael G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 34250668786     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2007.00258.x     Document Type: Article

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