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The cultural and political economy of recovery : social learning in a post-disaster environment / Emily Chamlee-Wright.

Chamlee-Wright, Emily, 1966- (Author).

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ISBN: 9780415778046 (hbk.)
ISBN: 9780415745437(pbk.)
ISBN: 9780203855928 (eb)
ISBN: 0203855922 (eb)
Physical Description: xiii, 224 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: London ; Routledge, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I. Theoretical frame and methodology -- The nature and causes of social order as seen through post-disaster recovery -- Qualitative methods and the pursuit of economic understanding -- Part II. Deploying socially embedded resources in a post-disaster context -- Collective action in the wake of disaster: social capital rebuilding strategies of early returnees -- Social capital, community narratives, and recovery within a Vietnamese-American neighborhood -- Collective narratives and entrepreneurial discovery in St. Bernard Parish -- Negotiating structure and agency in the Ninth Ward: sense of place and divine purpose in post-disaster recovery -- Part III. Political-economy and social learning in non-priced environments -- The deleterious effects of signal noise in post-disaster recovery -- Expectations anchoring and the civil society vacuum: lessons for public policy -- Concluding remarks -- PartIV. Appendices -- Appendix A: demographic summaries of research subjects in neighborhoods of interest -- Appendix B: sample interview guide -- Appendix C: primary and secondary theme codes.