The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism, and the Remaking of New Orleans

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THE NEOLIBERAL DELUGE This page intentionally left blank The Neoliberal Deluge . . . . Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism, and the Remaking of New Orleans Cedric Johnson, Editor University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis London Portions of the Introduction were previously published as Cedric Johnson, “The Urban Precariat, Neoliberalization, and the Soft Power of Humanitarian Design,” Journal of Developing Societies 27, no. 3 and 4 (September 2011): 445–76. Copyright 2011 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The neoliberal deluge : Hurricane Katrina, late capitalism, and the remaking of New Orleans / Cedric Johnson, editor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8166-7324-7 (hc : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8166-7325-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Emergency management—Louisiana—New Orleans. 2. Hurricane Katrina, 2005. 3. Disasters—Louisiana—NewOrleans.4. Racediscrimination—Louisiana—NewOrleans. 5. Neoliberalism. I. Johnson, Cedric, 1971HV551 .4.N48N46 2011 976.3'35064—dc23 2011028098 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...