The Business and Politics of Good Samaritans
by Thomas G. Weiss • March 30, 2013 • Humanitarian Aid, WORLDVIEWS •

“Humanitarian” and “business” are juxtaposed in the title of my new book, “Humanitarian Business,” for two reasons: provocation and accuracy. It jars those who idealize the humanitarian enterprise because the adjective has uncontested positive connotations while the noun is associated with wheeling and dealing and thus at odds with the self-image of true believers. The [...]
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