In times of crisis, aid can help those in need. However, given the complex and uncertain environment, aid provision faces epistemic and political limitations. Remittances are a major source of aid that can overcome these challenges because it is decentralized and adaptable. This chapter examines...

Rebounding after disasters like tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods can be daunting. Communities must have residents who can not only gain access to the resources that they need to rebuild but who can also overcome the collective action problem that characterizes post-disaster relief...

Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The entrepreneur as a driver of social change -- How entrepreneurs promote post-disaster community rebound -- How entrepreneurship promotes community recovery : the cases of hurricanes katrina and sandy -- Goods and services providers -- Regrowing...