New humanitarianism and the crisis of charity : good intentions on the road to help /
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| Author / Creator: | Mascarenhas, Michael, 1963- author. |
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| Imprint: | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2017] |
| Description: | x, 164 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Global research studies Global research studies. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11391177 |
| Summary: | Soaring poverty levels and 24-hour media coverage of global disasters have caused a surge in the number of international non-governmental organizations that address suffering on a massive scale. But how are these new global networks transforming the politics and power dynamics of humanitarian policy and practice? In New Humanitarianism and the Crisis of Charity , Michael Mascarenhas considers that issue using water management projects in India and Rwanda as case studies. Mascarenhas analyzes the complex web of agreements ?both formal and informal?that are made between businesses, governments, and aid organizations, as well as the contradictions that arise when capitalism meets humanitarianism. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 164 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages147-158) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253026125 0253026121 9780253026422 0253026423 |
