The externalities of strong social capital: Post-tsunami recovery in Southeast India

Journal of Civil Society

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-99

  Aldrich, Daniel P ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caste; Disaster recovery; Indian Ocean tsunami; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953902604     PISSN: 17448689     EISSN: 17448697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17448689.2011.553441     Document Type: Article

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