Episode 474
Why FEMA Makes Things Worse: Theory and History
The Human Action Podcast · Mises Institute
November 16, 2024
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Show Notes
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.
- Amy's Dissertation on the Effects of Federal Financial Aid: Mises.org/HAP474a
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Topics
Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationThe Police State