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Asian Journal of Public Affairs, VOL. 3 NO. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Notes from the Editors’ Desk Editorial Board
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COMMENTARIES Managing an effective recovery program: The case of Aceh and Nias Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, John Paterson & Aichida Ul-Aflaha
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Disaster management in Asia: Where are we now? Hye Young (Hailey) Kim
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Disaster Management: Lessons from Ketsana and Philippines Antonio Meloto
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ARTICLES The Thai Military: A political role Johan Kharabi
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Rethinking the Millennium Challenge Corporation: Conflict in Mindanao and the Republic of the Philippines Joshua Gross
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Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms in Mindanao: Is their institutionalisation the answer? Marly Anne Bacaron
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The challenge of transfer pricing in the Asia Pacific region Alfredo (Jay) Urquidi & Jonathan Thompson
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Environmental challenges in South East Asia: Why is there so little regional cooperation? Henriette Litta
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