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Today we drop bombs, tomorrow we build bridges : how foreign aid became a casualty of war /

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"The 'War on Terror' has politicized foreign aid in a way never before seen, with often devastating consequences. Aid workers are being killed in unprecedented numbers, and civilians in war-torn countries abandoned to their fate. From the battlefield in Afghanistan to the frontier ref...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gill, Peter, 1944- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, England : Zed Books, 2016.
Subjects:
Humanitarian assistance.
Economic assistance.
War relief.
Politics & government
Development studies
Peace studies & conflict resolution
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Humanitarian armada
  • Part I: Front lines. End of the white saviour
  • Development at gunpoint
  • Meetings with remarkable men
  • Taking the bullet for polio
  • Frontier manoeuvres
  • Blue UN, black UN