The Asian tsunami
Jayasuriya, Sisira.
The Asian tsunami aid and reconstruction after a disaster / [electronic resource] : Sisira Jayasuriya, Peter McCawley ; in collaboration with Bhanupong Nidhiprabha, Budy P. Resosudarmo and Dushni Weerakoon. - Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2010. - 1 online resource (xv, 272 p.) : ill., map. - ADBI series on Asian economic integration and cooperation .
"A joint publication of the Asian Development Bank Institute and Edward Elgar Publishing."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The tsunami -- 2. Response to disaster : issues -- 3. The matter of money -- 4. Indonesia : the first two years after the tsunami -- 5. Sri Lanka -- 6. Thailand -- 7. Conclusion.
The 2004 Asian tsunami was the greatest natural disaster in recent times. Almost 230 000 people died. In response, governments in Asia and the broader international community announced large aid programs. The resulting assistance effort was one of the largest humanitarian programs ever organized in the developing world. This book discusses the lessons of the aid effort for disaster protection policy in developing countries.
9781849806831 (e-book)
2010922139
Tsunami relief--Asia.
Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004.
Tsunami damage--Asia.
Humanitarian assistance--Asia.
Electronic books.
HV603 2004.A78 / J39 2010
The Asian tsunami aid and reconstruction after a disaster / [electronic resource] : Sisira Jayasuriya, Peter McCawley ; in collaboration with Bhanupong Nidhiprabha, Budy P. Resosudarmo and Dushni Weerakoon. - Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2010. - 1 online resource (xv, 272 p.) : ill., map. - ADBI series on Asian economic integration and cooperation .
"A joint publication of the Asian Development Bank Institute and Edward Elgar Publishing."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The tsunami -- 2. Response to disaster : issues -- 3. The matter of money -- 4. Indonesia : the first two years after the tsunami -- 5. Sri Lanka -- 6. Thailand -- 7. Conclusion.
The 2004 Asian tsunami was the greatest natural disaster in recent times. Almost 230 000 people died. In response, governments in Asia and the broader international community announced large aid programs. The resulting assistance effort was one of the largest humanitarian programs ever organized in the developing world. This book discusses the lessons of the aid effort for disaster protection policy in developing countries.
9781849806831 (e-book)
2010922139
Tsunami relief--Asia.
Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004.
Tsunami damage--Asia.
Humanitarian assistance--Asia.
Electronic books.
HV603 2004.A78 / J39 2010