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Taiwan: Post-typhoon reconstruction attracts criticism

Categories: East Asia, Taiwan (ROC), Disaster, Environment, Governance, Indigenous, Politics

After Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan earlier this month claiming hundreds of lives and making thousands homeless, the government is pushing forward a recovery plan. Michael Turton writes that the Ma government's post-typhoon reconstruction plan is a shock doctrine [1].