Current Affairs


Wednesday, September 15, 2010

The Crisis Caravan; What's Wrong With Humanitarian Aid?

By Linda Polman
"In a narrative that is impassioned, gripping, and even darkly absurd, journalist Linda Polman takes us to war zones around the globe—from the NGO-dense operations in "Afghaniscam" to the floating clinics of Texas Mercy Ships proselytizing off the shores of West Africa—to show the often compromised results of aid workers' best intentions. It is time, Polman argues, to impose ethical boundaries, to question whether doing something is always better than doing nothing, and to hold humanitarians responsible for the consequences of their deeds."  (Publisher Description)   Check Our Catalog

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