The Footprint of The Offshore Oil Industry on Community Institutions

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Research in Economic Anthropology

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Subject Area: Sociology and Public Policy

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Title:	The Footprint of The Offshore Oil Industry on Community Institutions
Author(s):	Karen Coelho
Volume:	24 Editor(s): Norbert Dannhaeuser, Cynthia Werner ISBN: 978-0-76231-225-2 eISBN: 978-1-84950-354-9
Citation:	Karen Coelho (2006), The Footprint of The Offshore Oil Industry on Community Institutions, in Norbert Dannhaeuser, Cynthia Werner (ed.) Markets and Market Liberalization: Ethnographic Reflections (Research in Economic Anthropology, Volume 24), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.123-162
DOI:	10.1016/S0190-1281(05)24005-2 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	In Louisiana's coastal communities with traditions of heavy dependence on the oil industry, cycles of industrial uncertainty have become routine, eliciting a set of coping responses from local government and community institutions. However, recent industrial restructuring within the context of globalization, accompanied by shifts in the climate of federal and state policy, have significantly disrupted traditional support mechanisms and threatened their survival. This article explores the realities that two South Louisiana communities impacted by the offshore oil industry face at the close of the 20th century, with a focus on health service institutions. It also explores community efforts in managing local housing and workforce preparation issues.