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A Tale of Two Disasters

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  • Mary Grisez Kweit
  • Robert W. Kweit

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The report to the U.S. president entitled The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina concludes that in the event of catastrophic disasters the traditional intergovernmental response to disaster should give way to a more dominant role of the national government. This article considers whether it is possible to respond effectively to disaster in the traditional, intergovernmental mode by comparing the response to Katrina with the response, which was widely considered to be successful, to another disaster, in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The research suggests that an intergovernmental response can be successful if those who respond to the disaster interact in a collaborative network. The article considers whether such collaborative networks can be created and evaluates some of the recommendations from The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina as potentially helping to create collaborative networks. Copyright 2006, Oxford University Press.

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  • Mary Grisez Kweit & Robert W. Kweit, 2006. "A Tale of Two Disasters," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 36(3), pages 375-392.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:publus:v:36:y:2006:i:3:p:375-392
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    1. Hildebrand Sean, 2015. "Coerced Confusion? Local Emergency Policy Implementation After September 11," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, De Gruyter, vol. 12(2), pages 273-298, June.

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