Disaster Relief as Bad Public Policy

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

The Independent Review

Volume

15

Issue

4

Publication Date

2011

First Page

1

Last Page

21

Abstract

Only 25 percent of the respondents to a survey conducted in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina identified government as their most important source of aid. Government relief to disaster victims is often less effective than aid provided by volunteers, non-profit organizations, and commercial enterprises, and it often facilitates corruption, encourages growth in disaster-prone areas, and crowds out self-help.

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