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Inside the everyday lives of development workers : the challenges and futures of aidland /
* Explores the social and cultural worlds shaping aid workers and their development practices* Shows how aid workers in the "field" negotiate a variety of often conflicting and contradictory imperatives of the development systemMuch and warranted attention is paid to the lives of aid recip...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomfield, Conn. : London :
Kumarian ; Eurospan [distributor],
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | * Explores the social and cultural worlds shaping aid workers and their development practices* Shows how aid workers in the "field" negotiate a variety of often conflicting and contradictory imperatives of the development systemMuch and warranted attention is paid to the lives of aid recipients - their household lives, saving habits, gender relations, etc. It's held that a key to measuring the effectiveness of aid is contained in such details. Rarely, however, is the lens turned on the lives of aid workers themselves. Yet the seemingly impersonal network of agencies and donors that formulate a |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781565493889 1565493885 |