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- Language : English
- Hardcover : 337 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0125982208
- ISBN-13 : 978-0125982207
- Item Weight : 1 pounds
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Natural Hazards and Public Choice: The State and Local Politics of Hazard Mitigation (Quantitative Studies in Social Relations series)
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