The Alms Bazaar
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The Alms Bazaar by Ian Smillie
Written by an insider, this study of international development agencies ranges from Biafra to Rwanda, from administrative costs to participatory development, from the bright hopes of the 1960s to the implications of the latest Mexican financial crisis. The phenomenon of the transnational mega-charity is examined as are the threats to the independence of voluntary organizations from governments, UN agencies and from charities themselves. This is also a story about lessons of heroism and folly, of bungling and luck and failure - and of achievements that have improved the lives of millions.
Smillie, Ian: - Ian Smilie has worked at Tufts and Tulane Universities and as a development consultant with many Canadian, American and European organizations. He served on a UN Security Council Expert Panel examining the relationship between diamonds and weapons in West Africa, and he helped develop the 48-government 'Kimberley Process, ' a global certification system to halt the traffic in conflict diamonds.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781853393013 |
| ISBN 10 | 1853393010 |
| Title | The Alms Bazaar |
| Author | Ian Smillie |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Practical Action Publishing |
| Year published | 1995-12-15 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |