Administrative Failure and the International NGO Response to Hurricane Katrina
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2007
Publication Title
Public Administration Review
Volume
67
Issue
S1
First Page
160
Last Page
170
Abstract
The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent failure of government agencies and public administrators elicited an unprecedented response by international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) to a disaster in the United States. This paper focuses on why so many INGOs were compelled to provide humanitarian assistance and relief in the United States for the first time and the administrative barriers they faced while doing so. What does such a response reveal about administrative failures in the wake of Katrina, and what might the implications be for reconceptualizing roles for nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations in disaster relief? The authors answer these questions using data from interviews with INGO representatives, organizational press releases and Web sites, news articles, and official reports and documentation.
Recommended Citation
Eikenberry, Angela M.; Arroyave, Verónica M.; and Cooper, Tracy, "Administrative Failure and the International NGO Response to Hurricane Katrina" (2007). Public Administration Faculty Publications. 27.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/pubadfacpub/27