How did the 2012 drought affect rural livelihoods in vulnerable areas? Empirical evidence from India
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2212-4209
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.08.002