The Cultural and Political Economy of Recovery: Social Learning in a Post-Disaster Environment
D'Amico, Daniel J., Freeman
The Cultural and Political Economy of Recovery: Social Learning in a Post-Disaster Environment by Emily Chamlee-Wright Routledge * 2010 * 240 pages * $145
Reviewed by Daniel J. D'Amico
Emily Chamlee-Wright's latest book, The Cultural and Political Economy of Recovery, has been awarded the F. A. Hayek Prize from the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, and rightly so.
A professor of economics at Beloit College, Chamlee-Wright draws insights from a variety of disciplines to explain the processes of recovery endured in the Gulf Coast region after Hurricane Katrina. She synthesizes insights from social network theory, Austrian economics, cultural economics, and the …
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Publication information:
Article title: The Cultural and Political Economy of Recovery: Social Learning in a Post-Disaster Environment.
Contributors: D'Amico, Daniel J. - Author.
Magazine title: Freeman.
Volume: 62.
Issue: 2
Publication date: March 2012.
Page number: 44+.
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