Do no harm : how aid can support peace--or war
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.
Print Book, English, 1999
Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, Colorado, 1999
ix, 161 pages ; 24 cm
9781555878337, 9781555878344, 1555878334, 1555878342
39951692
Today's wars and the pursuit of justice
Characteristics of conflict areas
Aid's impact on conflict through resource transfers
Aid's impact on conflict through implicit ethical messages
Framework for analyzing aid's impact on conflict
Food for work: rebuilding homes in Tajikistan
Children in civil war: programming toward peace in Lebanon
Norms of humanitarian conduct: disseminating international humanitarian law in Burundi
The Harmony Project: peace building amid poverty in India
Village rehabilitation: supporting local rebuilding in Somalia
Reflecting on the role of aid
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