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The politics of disaster : Katrina, big government, and a new strategy for future crises / Marvin Olasky.

by Olasky, Marvin N.

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Nashville, Tenn. : W Pub. Group, c2006.

Disaster relief -- United States.

Disaster relief -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.

Hurricane Katrina, 2005.

Church charities -- United States.

Church work with disaster victims -- United States.

Church and social problems.

Humanitarian assistance.

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006012963.html

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0634/2006012963-d.html

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0664/2006012963-s.html

viii, 231 p. ; 25 cm.

Introduction -- Katrina's paperocracy -- What the press reported -- Déjà vu, 1950-2004 -- Rescue and relief -- Relief and recovery -- Recovery and religion -- Welfare for the rich and the poor -- Let's get real -- New roles for major players -- How government needs to change -- How the church needs to change -- One church's experience -- From tsunamis to malaria -- Religious entrepreneurs -- The need for civil society -- Earthquakes and nuclear terrorism -- Pandemic -- Beyond worry.

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