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Economic Crises and Natural Disasters: Coping Strategies and Policy Implications

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  • Skoufias, Emmanuel, 2003. "Economic Crises and Natural Disasters: Coping Strategies and Policy Implications," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 31(7), pages 1087-1102, July.
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