Club Formation and Response To Natural Disaster: An Example From South Carolina

Ben L. Kyer and Gary E. Maggs

The American Economist, 2022, vol. 67, issue 1, 99-105

Abstract: In 2016, Hurricane Matthew caused approximately 10 billion dollars of damage in the United States and nearly 350 million dollars in South Carolina. The historic rainfall damaged or completely destroyed roads, bridges, buildings, crops, and dams. This paper documents how one small lakefront community in eastern South Carolina formed a de facto Buchanan Club to fund the reconstruction of a dam destroyed by Matthew and restore a small lake, an exemplary club good. This private response was needed because both the Federal and State governments declined public assistance. In the end and roughly approximately two years after Matthew, the dam was repaired and the lake refilled with the rainfall of Hurricane Florence. JEL Classifications : H00, H41, H89

Keywords: club; club goods; homeowners association; initial assessment fee; dues; free rider (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/05694345211049536

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