Administrative failure and the international NGO response to Hurricane Katrina

Public Administration Review

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 160-170

  Eikenberry, Angela M ^a   Arroyave, Verónica ^b   Cooper, Tracy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36849030349     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00825.x     Document Type: Article

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