Capitalizing on Catastrophe

Neoliberal Strategies in Disaster Reconstruction
Herausgeber: Gunewardena, Nandini; Schuller, Mark

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Capitalizing on Catastrophe critically explores the phenomenon of 'disaster capitalism, ' in which relief efforts for natural disasters and other large-scale disruptions are contracted out to private companies

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Altamira Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780759111028
• ISBN-10: 0759111022
• Artikelnr.: 23305227

Autorenporträt

Nandini Gunewardena is adjunct professor at Western Washington University. Mark Schuller is assistant professor of anthropology and African American studies at the City University of New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Part I. Framing the Capitalization of Catastrophes Chapter 2 Chapter
1. Human Security versus Neoliberal Approaches to Disaster Recovery Chapter
3 Chapter 2. Deconstructing the Disaster after the Disaster:
Conceptualizing Disaster Capitalism Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Through a Glass,
Darkly: Humanitarianism and Empire Part 5 Part II. Tourism as
Reconstruction Chapter 6 Chapter 4. International Tourism and Disaster
Capitalism: The Case of Hurricane Mitch in Honduras Chapter 7 Chapter 5.
Peddling Paradise, Rebuilding Serendib: The 100-Meter Refugees versus the
Tourism Industry in Post-tsunami Sri Lanka Chapter 8 Chapter 6. The
Resilience of Vulnerable Households: Adjusting to Neoliberal Capitalism in
the Aftermath of Hurricane Iris Part 9 Part III. Exposing Katrina: Class,
Race, and Displacement Chapter 10 Chapter 7. Race, Class, and the Politics
of Death: Critical Responses to Hurricane Katrina Chapter 11 Chapter 8.
Disaster, Displacement and Employment: Distortion of Labor Markets During
Post-Katrina Reconstruction Chapter 12 Chapter 9. Class Inequality, Liberal
Bad Faith, and Neoliberalism: the True Disaster of Katrina Part 13 Part IV.
Prolonging Recovery: Bypassing Accountability and Transparency Chapter 14
Chapter 10. Capitalization of Post-9/11 Recovery Chapter 15 Chapter 11. The
Foul Odor of Capital: The Union Carbide Disaster in Bhopal, India Part 16
Part V. Dividends of Conflict: Reconstruction as Reform Chapter 17 Chapter
12. "Haiti is Finished!" Haiti's End of History Meets the Ends of
Capitalism Chapter 18 Chapter 13. After the Storm: The Aftermath of
Guatemala's Post-Civil War Part 19 Part VI. Conclusion: Envisioning
Alternatives: Seven Pragmatic Proposals to Advance Human Security in
Disaster Assistance and Recovery