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- Title
"This 'Who Shot John Thing'" Disaster Relief as an Entitlement in the 20th Century.
- Authors
Schuster, Natalie
- Abstract
The article discusses the concept of disaster relief as an entitlement under American laws in the 20th century, focusing on then-U.S. President George H.W. Bush's handling of the damage caused by Hurricane Andrew in states such as Florida and Louisiana in August 1992. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is addressed, along with blame and culpability for an allegedly slow response to the 1992 natural disaster. Populist and progressive political movements in America are examined.
- Subjects
UNITED States; DISASTER relief; ENTITLEMENT spending laws; HURRICANE Andrew, 1992; BUSH, George, 1924-2018; BLAME; UNITED States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; HURRICANE damage; PROGRESSIVISM (United States politics); TWENTIETH century
- Publication
Federal History, 2014, Issue 6, p84
- ISSN
2163-8144
- Publication type
Article