Civil wars, genocides, natural disasters and other emergencies multiplied in the 1990s, and not just in the South, but in the Balkans and the former Soviet bloc. This book examines how to respond to the fundamental difficulties thrown up by these humanitarian crises. What kind of aid, in particular, should be brought in when the situation on the ground mixes up emergency relief with the longer-term process of development? The book includes many different voices and embodies an open-ended debate about the whole diverse process of international aid. The experiences and lessons it contains are relevant to all those playing a part in, or wishing to understand, the practice and dilemmas of humanitarian aid in the 1990s.
Reviews
'The intention and many of the truisms in this book are to be welcomed alongside the brevity and pragmatism of many of its contributions.' - Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management



Book Information
ISBN 9781856497558
Author Claire Pirotte
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Zed Books Ltd
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC