Price of Indifference Refugees and Humanitarian Action in the New Century

Name: Price of Indifference Refugees and Humanitarian Action in the New Century
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ISBN: 9780199250318

ISBN-10: 0199250316

ISBN-13: 9780199250318

Edition: 2002

Authors: Arthur C. Helton

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Refugee policy has not kept pace with new realities in international and humanitarian affairs. Recent policy failures have resulted in instability, terrible hardships, and massive loss of life. This book systematically analyzes refugee policy responses over the past decade and calls for specific reforms to make policy more proactive and comprehensive. Refugee policy must be more than the administration of misery. Responses should be calculated to help prevent or mitigate future humanitarian catastrophes. More international cooperation is needed in advance of crises. Humanitarian structures within governments, notably the United States, as well as the wide variety o international…

Book details

List price: $69.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/16/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 326
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Arthur C. Helton is a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations focusing on forced migration studies and preventive action.



the Price Of Indifference


Council on Foreign Relations


The Price of Indifference


Foreword


Preface


Abbreviations


Introduction



Why Refugees Matter



The Last Decade's Refugee Story



Humanitarian Action and New Complexities in Refugee Protection: The Former Yugoslavia



Variations on State Building and Refugees: Myth and Reality



Surmounting Indifference: Refugees and the New Statecraft



Varieties of Refugee Concerns: The Beginnings of a Policy Toolbox



International Bureaucracy and the Debasement of Mercy



Reaction and Inattention Within the Us Government



Imagining Better Refugee Policy



Achieving Comprehensive and Proactive Refugee Policy


Conclusion


Index