Responding To Emergencies and Fostering Development: The Dilemmas of Humanitarian Aid (Publlished in Association With Le Groupe Urd (Urgence, Rehabilitations, Development).) [Paperback]

Claire Pirotte (Editor), Bernard Husson (Editor), Francois Grunewald (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1856497550 | ISBN-13: 978-1856497558 | Publication Date: January 15, 2000

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 brings together thinkers from many leading emergency relief and development agencies to discuss how to respond to the difficulties faced in these humanitarian crises.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Claire Pirotte is a medical doctor who used to work internationally for Medecins Sans Frontieres.

Bernard Husson is with CIEDEL (the International Centre for the Study of Local Development).

Francois Grunewald is Chair of Urgence, Rehabilitations, Developpement (URD), a small think-tank co-founded several years ago with Claire Pirotte and Bernard Husson.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Zed Books (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1856497550
• ISBN-13: 978-1856497558
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,174,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)