private voluntary organizations and U.S. foreign policy since 1939 /
First Statement of Responsibility
Rachel M. McCleary.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvi, 236 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-223) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Dispelling common perceptions -- World War II : U.S. federal government consolidation and regulation of humanitarian assistance, 1939-45 -- The beginning of the Cold War and the promotion of economic development, 1946-59 -- The internationalization of American aid -- The golden age of PVO-state relations -- Federal decentralization and the militarization of foreign humanitarian aid -- The commercialization of foreign aid.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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'Global Compassion' is an account of the relationship between private voluntary organizations (PVOs) and the US federal government from 1939-2005. The book focuses on the work of PVOs from a foreign policy perspective, revealing how federal political pressures shape the field of international relief.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Non-governmental organizations-- Government policy-- United States-- History.
Voluntarism-- Government policy-- United States-- History.
World War, 1939-1945-- War work-- United States.
Außenpolitik
Diplomatic relations.
Entwicklungshilfe
Entwicklungsorganisation
Entwicklungspolitik
Freiwilligkeit
Internationale Politik
Nichtstaatliche Organisation
Non-governmental organizations-- Government policy.