Blame the Weather? Natural Disasters, FEMA, and Corruption in America

A key insight of economics is the unintended, often undesirable, consequences of government activity. Although the idea that government policy may create harmful secondary effects is well known, too often when policy makers craft policies designed to promote the public welfare they seem to ignore these effects. An example of this may be government provision of natural disaster relief.

A key insight of economics is the unintended, often undesirable, consequences of government activity. Although the idea that government policy may create harmful secondary effects is well known, too often when policy makers craft policies designed to promote the public welfare they seem to ignore these effects. An example of this may be government provision of natural disaster relief.

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