Screen LibraryThe political economy of Hurricane Katrina and community rebound
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| Group Author: | ; |
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| Published: |
Edward Elgar,
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| Publisher Address: | Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA |
| Publication Dates: | c2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New thinking in political economy |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 255 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781848442382 (hbk.) 1848442386 (hbk.) |
| Index Number: | X437 |
| CLC: | X437.12-05 |
| Call Number: | X437.12-05/P769 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : uncertainty and discovery in a post-disaster context / Emily Camlee-Wright, Virgil Henry Storr ; Uncertainty in the post-Katrina Big Easy / Adam Martin -- The use of knowledge in natural disaster relief management / Russel S. Sobel, Peter T. Leeson -- Making hurricane response more effective : lessons from the private sector and the Coast Guard during Katrina / Steven Horwitz -- Restricting reconstruction : occupational licensing and natural disasters / David Skarbek -- The role of social entrepreneurship in post-Katrina community recovery / Emily Chamlee-Wright, Virgil Henry Storr ; Entrepreneurship and social networks in post-disaster environments / Petrik Runst -- Rock me like a hurricane! : how music communities promote social capital adept for recovery / Daniel J. D'Amico -- Lessons from post-flood recovery of New Orleans and Prague / Leonid O. Krasnozhon, Daniel M. Rothschild -- Earth, wind, and fire! Federalism and incentive in natural disaster response / Emily C. Schaeffer, Andrew Kashan -- The road home : helping homeowners in the Gulf after Katrina / Eileen Norcross, Anthony Skriba -- School choice and post-Katrina New Orleans : an analysis / Jeb Bleckley, Joshua Hall -- Improving academics in the aftermath : a case study of New Orleans' experiment with charter schools / Erin Marie Agemy. |