1st Edition
Agents of Altruism The Expansion of Humanitarian NGOs in Rwanda and Afghanistan
By Katrina West
Copyright 2001
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 27/11/2001: Humanitarian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) grew significantly in the last decades of the 20th century. The international NGO community today is a rich world of professional bodies, local organizations, mammoth multinationals, charities, advocacy groups, business-like organizations, ad hoc agencies and voluntary associations. Humanitarian NGOs... Read more
Introduction; Humanitarian action and NGOs; Theoretical explanations and case selection; The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; Afghanistan 1992 – 1998; Rwanda in the 1960s and the 1990s; conclusion; Bibliography; Interviews.
Biography
Katarina West, European University Institute, Italy.
