Journal article
Aid Agencies, NGOs, and the Institutionalization of Famine
Social development issues, Vol.12(1), pp.1-20
10/01/1988
Abstract
The famines in Sudan & Ethiopia are not unprecedented, but are the cyclical result of the undependable climate, customs that inhibit full use of the land, & oppression of peasantry by governments. Rather than the governments being merely inefficient in distributing food & coping with refugees, they are quite efficient in exploitation & in using food as a weapon in power struggles. Variables contributing to the inefficiency of aid agencies in Ethiopia's recent famine include organizational factors; sustaining overseas operations requires a large bureaucracy for fundraising & contract acquisition, but the bureaucracy renders the organization inflexible. Unsuccessful operations are mismanaged & sometimes fail to monitor donations. Corruption in agencies is difficult to prove, but grain intended for distribution often ends up being sold. The contribution of colonialism to Africa's current difficulties in feeding its population is described. Conventional ideas about development must be challenged before lasting relief can be expected. 39 References. A. Waters
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Aid Agencies, NGOs, and the Institutionalization of Famine
- Creators
- Mike Zmolek
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Social development issues, Vol.12(1), pp.1-20
- ISSN
- 0147-1473
- eISSN
- 2372-014X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/1988
- Academic Unit
- History; Interdisciplinary Programs
- Record Identifier
- 9984025517302771
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