Title:
Humanitarian economics : war, disaster and the global aid market / Gilles Carbonnier.
Author:
Carbonnier, Gilles, author.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
©2015
Call Number:
HV553 .C24 2015
Abstract:
"Introduces and explains the economics behind the multi-billion dollar humanitarian marketplace and how it came about ... Tackles difficult and concrete issues such as how the economics of war and terrorism inform humanitarians' negotiations with combatants."--From https://global.oup.com.
Electronic Access:
WorldCat LinkTable of contents https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016303178-t.html
Contributor biographical information https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016303178-b.html
Publisher description https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016303178-d.html
ISBN:
9780190491543
9780190613129
Physical Description:
xvii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- Reason, emotion and compassion -- The humanitarian market -- War economics -- Terrorism economics -- Disaster economics -- Survival economics -- The transformative power of humanitarian crises -- Conclusion -- Appendix: PEA : the example of food aid in Angola.
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