When government shrugs lessons of Katrina

Reed revisits the devastations brought by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005 and discusses Ray Nagin administration's response prior and after the tragedy. He argues that the fetish of "efficient" government--code for public policy that is designed to serve the narrow interests...

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Published in:The Progressive (Madison) 2006-09, Vol.70 (9), p.24
Main Author: Reed, Jr., Adolph L
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic aspects
Emergency services
Environmental aspects
Evacuations & rescues
Forecasts and trends
Hurricanes
Market trend/market analysis
Media coverage
Municipal government
Political aspects
Post-disaster reconstruction
Social criticism & satire
Storm damage
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Summary:Reed revisits the devastations brought by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005 and discusses Ray Nagin administration's response prior and after the tragedy. He argues that the fetish of "efficient" government--code for public policy that is designed to serve the narrow interests of business and the affluent--is the ultimate cause of the city's devastation. The notion that government services are wasteful and unnecessary--the neoliberal idolatry that the market can take care of everything that needs to be taken care of--got exposed for the flim-flam that it is.
ISSN:0033-0736
2162-8785