Society-Driven Disaster Response : New Model from China?

• Main Authors: Lin, Peng, Wu, Fengshi
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87200; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44357
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The rise of a non-governmental relief sector in China, capable of cross-sector coordination in time of crisis, suggests that even in restrictive political environments social actors can play bigger roles in disaster response.