American economy . The year has seen further cuts on social spending outside the areas hit by the last series of Hurricanes . In line with this , the Federal government has revised in disaster response program and has instituted new requirements for states to enhance coordination and immediacy or response (Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] . This has increased the ratio of funding to local governments while at the same time has transferred powers to state governments more . This follows an overall effort...











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