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Community lost : the state, civil society, and displaced survivors of hurricane Katrina /
"Neither government programs nor massive charitable efforts responded adequately to the human crisis that was Hurricane Katrina. In this study, the authors use extensive interviews with Katrina evacuees and reports from service providers to identify what helped or hindered the reestablishment o...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autres auteurs: | , , , |
| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | "Neither government programs nor massive charitable efforts responded adequately to the human crisis that was Hurricane Katrina. In this study, the authors use extensive interviews with Katrina evacuees and reports from service providers to identify what helped or hindered the reestablishment of the lives of hurricane survivors who relocated to Austin, Texas. Drawing on social capital and social network theory, the authors assess the complementary, and often conflicting, roles of FEMA, other governmental agencies, and a range of non-governmental organizations in addressing survivors' short- and longer-term needs. While these organizations came together to assist with immediate emergency needs, even collectively they could not deal with survivors' long-term needs for employment, affordable housing, and personal records necessary to rebuild lives. Community Lost provides empirical evidence that civil society organizations cannot substitute for an efficient and benevolent state, which is necessary for society to function."--Publisher's website |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (viii, 241 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-233) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139338387 1139338382 9781139336642 1139336649 9780511843792 0511843798 9780521176163 0521176166 |