Friday 20 April 2007

In the news: remembering Hurricane Katrina

On 29 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina (a category 4 tropical storm) ravaged the coastal states of Louisiana and Mississippi. The immediate public response to the unfolding human disaster left behind by the storm did not match its scale, geometry, and deadly pace. Leaving the controversial involvement of some firms aside, however, private sector response alleviated some of the early shortcomings.

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