The Asian tsunami : aid and reconstruction after a disaster / Sisira Jayasuriya, Peter McCawley ; in collaboration with Bhanupong Nidhiprabha, Budy P. Resosudarmo and Dushni Weerakoon
Published
Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2010
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. The tsunami; 3. The matter of money; 4. Indonesia: the first two years after the tsunami; 5. Sri Lanka; 6. Thailand; 7. Conclusion; Index
Summary
The 2004 Asian tsunami was the greatest natural disaster in recent times. Almost 230000 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. How effective was the aid? What lessons can be learnt about how to respond when disasters strike in poor countries? This insightful book addresses these questions drawing on
