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Why humanitarian emergencies occur : insights from the interface of state, democracy and civil society / Claude Ake.
LIBRA JC328.6 .A43 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ake, Claude.
- Series:
- WIDER research for action ; 31.
- Research for action, 1239-6761 ; 31
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political violence.
- Human rights.
- Civil society.
- Democracy.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 13 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Helsinki : UNU/World Institute for Development Economics Research, 1997.
- Summary:
- Why Humanitarian Emergencies Occur explores reasons why emergencies have been so substantial in the 1990s. It uses economic analysis, as well as political analysis, to explain the causes of humanitarian emergencies & how failures of democratization & the lack of development of a civil society contribute to an increased incidence of humanitarian emergencies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 10-13).
- ISBN:
- 9529520476
- OCLC:
- 37665182
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