TY - BOOK AU - Jayasuriya,Sisira AU - McCawley,Peter AU - Nidhiprabha,Bhanupong AU - Resosudarmo,Budy P. AU - Weerakoon,Dushni ED - Edward Elgar Publishing. TI - The Asian tsunami: aid and reconstruction after a disaster T2 - ADBI series on Asian economic integration and cooperation SN - 9781849806831 (e-book) AV - HV603 2004.A78 J39 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Cheltenham, U.K. PB - Edward Elgar KW - Tsunami relief KW - Asia KW - Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004 KW - Tsunami damage KW - Humanitarian assistance KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - "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 N2 - 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 UR - https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781848446922.xml ER -