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Community Revival in the Wake of Disaster : Lessons in Local Entrepreneurship

Community Revival in the Wake of Disaster : Lessons in Local Entrepreneurship - Perspectives from Social Economics

1st ed. 2014

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Rebounding after disasters like tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods can be daunting. Communities must have residents who can not only gain access to the resources that they need to rebuild but who can also overcome the collective action problem that characterizes post-disaster relief efforts. Community Revival in the Wake of Disaster argues that entrepreneurs, conceived broadly as individuals who recognize and act on opportunities to promote social change, fill this critical role. Using examples of recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Hurricane Sandy on the Rockaway Peninsula in New York, the authors demonstrate how entrepreneurs promote community recovery by providing necessary goods and services, restoring and replacing disrupted social networks, and signaling that community rebound is likely and, in fact, underway. They argue that creating space for entrepreneurs to act after disasters is essential for promoting recovery and fosteringresilient communities.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781137286086
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 1st ed. 2014
DEWEY: 338.04
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 193
Weight: 483g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 13mm