Authoritarianism and humanitarian aid: Regime stability and external relief in China and Myanmar

Pacific Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 439-462

  Paik, Wooyeal ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; China; Humanitarian aid; Myanmar; Natural disaster

Indexed keywords

AID FLOW; AUTHORITARIANISM; HUMANITARIAN AID; NATURAL DISASTER; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008;

CHINA; MYANMAR;

EID: 84860416271     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2011.596560     Document Type: Article

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