Beyond charity : international cooperation and the global refugee crisis / Gil Loescher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loescher, Gil

Series:

Twentieth Century Fund Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees.

Refugees--Services for.

Refugees Welfare services.

Physical Description:

x,260p ; 25cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With more than 18 million refugees worldwide, the refugee problem has fostered an intense debate regarding what political changes are necessary in the international system to provide effective solutions in the 1990's and beyond. In the past, refugees have been perceived largely as a problem of international charity, but as the end of the Cold War triggers new refugee movements across the globe, governments are being forced to develop a more systematic approach to the refugee problem. Beyond Charity provides the first extensive overview of the world refugee crisis today, asserting that refugees

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: The Global Refugee Crisis; 1. Refugee Movements: Causes and Consequences; 2. The Origins of the International Refugee Regime; 3. The Cold War and the Early Development of the UNHCR; 4. The International Refugee Regime and Third World Refugees; 5. Asylum Crises in the Industrialized World; 6. The Limitations of the International Refugee Regime; 7. Resolving Refugee Problems: Asylum and Development Assistance Policies; 8. Resolving Refugee Problems: Addressing Political Causes; Notes; Recommended Reading and Sources; Index

Notes:

"A Twentieth Century Fund book.".

"A Twentieth Century Fund book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-249) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9781280760860

1280760869

9780198024347

0198024347

9780195356076

0195356071

9780195081831

0195081838

9780195102949

0195102940

OCLC:

252640905