Signaling effects of commercial and civil society in post-Katrina reconstruction

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the role private action has played in overcoming the collective action problem posed by Hurricane Katrina.Design methodology approach - The paper analyses the post-Hurricane Katrina situation with regard to commercial and civil society.Findings - The...

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Published in:International journal of social economics 2008-01, Vol.35 (8), p.615-626
Main Author: Chamlee-Wright, Emily
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil society
Collective action
Disaster relief
Economic impact analysis
Employees
Flood damage
Floods
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricanes
Interviews
Louisiana
Natural disasters
Neighborhoods
New Orleans
Planning
Politics
Reconstruction
Recovery
Redevelopment
Signalling
Social action
Social activism
Social economics
Society
Studies
U.S.A
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Summary:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the role private action has played in overcoming the collective action problem posed by Hurricane Katrina.Design methodology approach - The paper analyses the post-Hurricane Katrina situation with regard to commercial and civil society.Findings - The paper argues that private recovery efforts within commercial and civil society challenge this assumption. Mutual assistance, commercial cooperation, and the redevelopment of key community resources help to overcome collective action problems by reducing the high costs of an early return and by signaling the potential for widespread recovery to individual actors. Though most redevelopment plans assume that a large-scale government response is the only way to overcome the collective action problem.Originality value - Even in the absence of a government-led reconstruction effort, the strategies described in the paper offer Gulf Coast residents tools for solving the collective action problem presented in the wake of catastrophic devastation.
ISSN:0306-8293
1758-6712
DOI:10.1108/03068290810889233