Doing bad by doing good : why humanitarian action fails

Christopher J. Coyne

Introduction : a living example of the puzzle -- The man of the humanitarian system -- The evolution of humanitarian action -- Adaptability and the planner's problem -- Political competition replaces market competition -- The bureaucracy of humanitarianism -- Killing people with kindness -- Solving the puzzle -- Rethinking the man of the humanitarian system

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Year of publication:	c 2013
Authors:	Coyne, Christopher J.
Publisher:	Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Economics and Finance
Subject:	Humanitäre Hilfe \| Humanitarian aid \| Entwicklungshilfe \| Development aid \| Armutsbekämpfung \| Poverty reduction \| Welt \| World \| Humanitäre Intervention \| Wirtschaft \| Wirtschaftshilfe
Description of contents:	Description [gbv.de] ; Description [h-net.org]

Extent:	XIV, 258 S. graph. Darst. 24 cm
Series:	Stanford economics and finance
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-245) and index Introduction : a living example of the puzzleThe man of the humanitarian system -- The evolution of humanitarian action -- Adaptability and the planner's problem -- Political competition replaces market competition -- The bureaucracy of humanitarianism -- Killing people with kindness -- Solving the puzzle -- Rethinking the man of the humanitarian system.
ISBN:	978-0-8047-7227-3 ; 978-0-8047-7228-0 ; 0-8047-7227-4 ; 0-8047-7228-2 ; 978-0-8047-8611-9
Classification:	Internationale Zusammenarbeit: Allgemeines ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung, Wirtschaftsstruktur: Allgemeines
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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