John Prendergast
1996
Increasingly, questions are being raised about the effectiveness of
humanitarian assistance and the extent to which it sustains or prolongs
conflict. Whether aid actually lengthens beyond its natural course is
debatable; but it is indisputable that aid affects the course of
conflict and has become integrated into conflict dynamics. Prendergast
explores these issues in the context of humanitarian assistance in
Africa. He addresses three themes: how emergency aid can exacerbate
conflict; how to minimize the negative consequences of aid; and how
humanitarian aid might contribute to conflict prevention and peace
building. He draws his evidence primarily from the Greater Horn -
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda,
Burundi, and Rwanda.

Book
English

ISBN 11-55587-696-X
1996, 165 pages, paperback.