| Challenging Aid in Africa: Principles, Implementation, and Impact 2090 Edition Contributor(s): Marriage, Zoë (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403976317 ISBN-13: 9781403976314 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: This is a startling and controversial investigation into the international assistance given to countries at war. Marriage points to the similarities in the psychological and political dimensions of international aid and the violence this assistance is supposed to relieve. Looking at the "game" that large aid organizations play by appealing to a moral argument of rights and principles, this book investigates the gap between principle and practice in humanitarian assistance in Africa. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief - Political Science | Ngos (non-governmental Organizations) |
| Dewey: 338.914 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.11" W x 8.55" (1.03 lbs) 251 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a startling and controversial investigation into the international assistance given to countries at war. Marriage points to the similarities in the psychological and political dimensions of international aid and the violence this assistance is supposed to relieve. Looking at the "game" that large aid organizations play by appealing to a moral argument of rights and principles, this book investigates the gap between principle and practice in humanitarian assistance in Africa. |