Expectations of government's response to disaster

Citizens' expectations about what government is capable of doing and what policies government officials intend to pursue can influence their decisions. After a disaster, for instance, expectations of government's intent and capacity to assist in the rebuilding process will influence the re...

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Published in:Public choice 2010-07, Vol.144 (1/2), p.253-274
Main Authors: Chamlee-Wright, Emily, Storr, Virgil Henry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizens
Communities
Disaster recovery
Disaster relief
Disasters
Economic expectations
Economics
Economics and Finance
Emergency preparedness
Expectations
Government
Government agencies
Government aid
Government bureaucracy
Government officials
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricanes
Municipal governments
Natural disasters
Neighborhoods
New Orleans, Louisiana
Policy analysis
Political economy
Political leadership
Political Science
Post-disaster recovery
Public choice
Public Finance
Public Officials
Public opinion
Racism
Residents
Retirement communities
State capacity
Studies
Typology
U.S.A
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Summary:Citizens' expectations about what government is capable of doing and what policies government officials intend to pursue can influence their decisions. After a disaster, for instance, expectations of government's intent and capacity to assist in the rebuilding process will influence the rebuilding strategies that affected citizens adopt. This article develops a typology that categorizes citizens' expectations of government response to disaster. We then deploy this typology to identify expectation patterns among residents and other private actors in New Orleans' Ninth Ward communities who have returned following Katrina and explain how these expectations shape their preferred rebuilding strategy.
ISSN:0048-5829
1573-7101
DOI:10.1007/s11127-009-9516-x