Drawing a line - Ethical and political strategies in complex emergency assistance

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-114

  Gasper, Des ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; ETHICS; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY;

EID: 0033386330     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09578819908426740     Document Type: Article

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