Peter Boettke on Katrina and the Economics of Disaster
Dec 18 2006Pete Boettke of George Mason University talks about the role of government and voluntary efforts in relieving suffering during and after a crisis such as Katrina. Drawing on field research he is directing into the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Boettke highlights the role of what he calls "civil society"--the informal, voluntary associations we make as individuals with each other to create community.
READER COMMENTS
Tim
Dec 22 2006 at 4:20am
Another thought provoking and great podcast. Professor Boettke mentioned a book on economic thinking he was involved with, could you post it’s name? Also he mentioned (recommended) a book by Richard Posner where he discusses “low hanging fruit”. Any clue as to it’s name. Prof Posner has a lot of books and my budget is of church mousely proportions. 🙂
Russ Roberts
Dec 23 2006 at 6:34pm
The Boettke book is The Economic Way of Thinking. You can find it on the web. New, it’s very expensive but you can find a used copy or an older edition on the web as well. I’m not sure about the Posner book. I’ll find out.
Tim
Dec 24 2006 at 12:01am
Thanks. I was able to order an older edition (10th edition) second hand for only a few dollars. Thanks Russ and thanks Amazon!
Russ Roberts
Dec 24 2006 at 10:00pm
I think the other book you’re thinking of is by Epstein (not Posner.) Pete says it’s called “Free Markets Under Siege.”
Tim
Dec 25 2006 at 6:24am
Thanks Russ. That book doesn’t seem to be available via Amazon, but it is available on-line in PDF format from the Hoover Institution here.
Zhu Benben
Dec 26 2006 at 8:40am
Thank you Tim for the link! 🙂
And thank you Prof. Roberts and Prof. Boettke for this podcast. The discussion about Eastern Europe transition is very interesting. I hope you could have more in-depth discussion about it.
mesothelioma
Dec 29 2006 at 3:39pm
Another excellent show. I liked the discussion of evolving systems and their complexity.
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