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The Human Action Podcast

Why FEMA Makes Things Worse: Theory and History

Nov 16, 2024
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Amy LePore's doctoral dissertation covered the perverse incentives of federal money for disaster management on local officials. She joins Bob to talk about FEMA's poor track record in recent disasters but also going back to Hurricane Katrina.

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