Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention

Philip Keefer; Eric Neumayer; Thomas Plümper

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Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention

Philip Keefer Eric Neumayer

Thomas Plümper

World Development Vol. 39 No. 9 pp. 1530-1541 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Sep 01, 2011
Vol/Issue: 39(9)
Pages: 1530-1541
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Philip Keefer

Inter-American Development Bank, USA

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Eric Neumayer

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) London UK

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Thomas Plümper

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Philip Keefer, Eric Neumayer, Thomas Plümper (2011). Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention. World Development, 39(9), 1530-1541. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.02.010

Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention

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