Table of contents - Special Issue: The Katrina Disaster and New Orleans – Part 2
Guest Editors: Walter Block
Replacing incomplete markets with a complete mess: Katrina and the NFIP
Andrew T. YoungThe purpose of this paper is to elaborate the stated goals of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and then demonstrate that in practice those goals have not been achieved…
Hurricane Katrina and the levees: taxation, calculation, and the matrix of capital
William Anderson, Scott A. KjarThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the havoc created by Hurricane Katrina from the viewpoint of Austrian Economics. The aim is to look specifically at the malinvested capital…
The finance of Katrina
J. Stuart WoodThe purpose of this paper is to discover the causes of the devastation of New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast and how it may be ameliorated.
Who's to blame for all the heartache?: A response to anti‐capitalistic mentalities after Katrina
Daniel J. D'AmicoThe wake of a natural disaster is a tumultuous setting. Resources are scarce, actions are quick, and emotions are high. Social commentators have often brought complaints against…
Taking advantage of disaster: misrepresentation of housing shortage for political gain
Vedran VukThe purpose of this paper aims to explore the reports of housing shortages in post‐Katrina New Orleans especially for low‐income residents in the face of a returning working poor…
Signaling effects of commercial and civil society in post‐Katrina reconstruction
Emily Chamlee‐WrightThe purpose of this paper is to examine the role private action has played in overcoming the collective action problem posed by Hurricane Katrina.
The futile fight against (human) nature: A public choice analysis of the US Army Corps of Engineers – special focus on Hurricane Katrina
Jennifer DirmeyerThe paper aims to discuss bureaucratic management, over‐confidence in scientific theory, information distortion and lack of coordination with particular focus on the…
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- Professor Terence Garrett