"This dissertation investigates the role race and class play in the economic recovery of the states of Louisiana and Mississippi after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. Race and class have been shown to affect economic development of localities elsewhere in the country. This project informs the debate on how race and class affect economic recovery after an unplanned event. Instead of focusing on New Orleans as a case, this research explores the effects of race and class on recovery efforts all of the parishes in Louisiana and all counties in Mississippi affected by the storm"--From abstract.
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