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Culture has been a relatively understudied subject within
economics. Economists who have studied it often conceive culture as
a form of capital, treating it as a set of tools or a resource that
certain groups possess and other groups do not. Austrian economics,
in contrast, is a science of human behavior that is primarily
concerned with making sense of meaningful human action. Because of
this, Austrian economists are particularly well suited to inject
cultural considerations into economic analysis.This edited volume,
a collection of both theoretical essays and empirical studies,
presents an Austrian economics perspective on the role of culture
in economic action. The authors illustrate that culture cannot be
separated from economic action, but that it is in fact part of all
decision-making. Culture and Economic Action is an enlightening
cross-disciplinary exploration that will appeal to all scholars in
the social sciences, from anthropologists to economists.
Contributors: P.D. Aligica, P.J. Boettke, E. Chamlee-Wright, B.
Colon, C.J. Coyne, L.E. Grube, A. John, R. Langrill, D. Lavoie,
P.T. Leeson, A. Matei, K.W. O'Donnell, P. Runst, S. Stein, V.H.
Storr
Rebounding after disasters like tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes,
and floods can be daunting. Communities must have residents who can
not only gain access to the resources that they need to rebuild but
who can also overcome the collective action problem that
characterizes post-disaster relief efforts. Community Revival in
the Wake of Disaster argues that entrepreneurs, conceived broadly
as individuals who recognize and act on opportunities to promote
social change, fill this critical role. Using examples of recovery
efforts following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana, and
Hurricane Sandy on the Rockaway Peninsula in New York, the authors
demonstrate how entrepreneurs promote community recovery by
providing necessary goods and services, restoring and replacing
disrupted social networks, and signaling that community rebound is
likely and, in fact, underway. They argue that creating space for
entrepreneurs to act after disasters is essential for promoting
recovery and fostering resilient communities.
Rebounding after disasters like tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes,
and floods can be daunting. Communities must have residents who can
not only gain access to the resources that they need to rebuild but
who can also overcome the collective action problem that
characterizes post-disaster relief efforts. Community Revival in
the Wake of Disaster argues that entrepreneurs, conceived broadly
as individuals who recognize and act on opportunities to promote
social change, fill this critical role. Using examples of recovery
efforts following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana, and
Hurricane Sandy on the Rockaway Peninsula in New York, the authors
demonstrate how entrepreneurs promote community recovery by
providing necessary goods and services, restoring and replacing
disrupted social networks, and signaling that community rebound is
likely and, in fact, underway. They argue that creating space for
entrepreneurs to act after disasters is essential for promoting
recovery and fostering resilient communities.
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