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The Economics and Ethics of Hurricane Katrina

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  • Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
  • Walter E. Block

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How might free enterprise have dealt with Hurricane Katrina and her aftermath. This article probes this question at increasing levels of radicalization, starting with the privatization of several government “services” and ending with the privatization of all of them.

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  • Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. & Walter E. Block, 2010. "The Economics and Ethics of Hurricane Katrina," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 69(4), pages 1294-1320, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:69:y:2010:i:4:p:1294-1320
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2010.00745.x
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