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Description for Do No Harm
Paperback. This text offers experiences of aid providers in war-torn societies to show that international assistance often reinforces divisions. It calls for a redesign of assistance programmes, and argues that opportunities exist for aid workers to support the processes by which societies disengage from war. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JKSR; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 254.
Echoing the words of the Hippocratic Oath, the author challenges aid agency staff to take responsibility for the ways that their assistance affects conflicts. Mary B. Anderson cites the experiences of many aid providers in war-torn societies to show that international assistance - even when it is effective in saving lives, alleviating suffering and furthering sustainable development - too often reinforces divisions among contending groups. But more importantly, she offers hopeful evidence of creative programmes that point the way to new approaches to aid. Calling for a redesign of assistance programmes so that they do not harm while doing their ... Read more
Echoing the words of the Hippocratic Oath, the author challenges aid agency staff to take responsibility for the ways that their assistance affects conflicts. Mary B. Anderson cites the experiences of many aid providers in war-torn societies to show that international assistance - even when it is effective in saving lives, alleviating suffering and furthering sustainable development - too often reinforces divisions among contending groups. But more importantly, she offers hopeful evidence of creative programmes that point the way to new approaches to aid. Calling for a redesign of assistance programmes so that they do not harm while doing their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
254g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO, United States
ISBN
9781555878344
SKU
V9781555878344
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Ref
99-1
About Mary B. Anderson
Mary B. Anderson is co-author of Opting Out of War: Strategies to Prevent Violent Conflict and Rising from the Ashes: Development Strategies in Times of Disaster.
Reviews for Do No Harm
In her insightful and practical book...Anderson offers the development community an opportunity to, at the least, do no harm...Do No Harm makes an important contribution to an ongoing discussion about how outsiders can play a productive role in preventing and resolving violent conflict." —Ana Grier Cutter, Ethics and International Affairs "NGO staff members are encouraged to put some of ... Read more