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Trouble in Paradise: The Influence of Property Insurance on the Politics of Growth in Florida from 1880 to 1995
| Title: | Trouble in Paradise: The Influence of Property Insurance on the Politics of Growth in Florida from 1880 to 1995. |
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| Name(s): |
Welsh, Patrick T. Rose, Mark H., Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2008 | |
| Date Issued: | 2008 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 173 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Hurricane Andrew, in 1992, represented a watershed event in illuminating the financial consequences of Florida's business and political leaders decisions fostering population and economic growth without planning or control. The frontier mentality of the early generations of pioneers carried over to later developers and politicians, and led to a vision of empty land as unlimited economic opportunity The assumption of regulatory control of the insurance industry by state government allowed the completion of the emerging national housing policies for fully securing mortgages These policies essentially made property insurance mandatory. The retention of the cartel operation of the insurance industry led to an inequitable relationship between industry and regulators. Assertive political decisions created this crisis. | |
| Identifier: | FA00000976 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters | |
| Subject(s): |
Insurance--Florida--State supervision Homeowner's insurance--Florida Hurricane Andrew, 1992--Economic aspects--Florida Intervention (Federal government)--20th century Economics--Florida--Political aspects |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000976 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
