Beyond charity [[electronic resource] ] : international cooperation and the global refugee crisis / / Gil Loescher

• Autore: Loescher Gil <1945-2020.>
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.878
• Soggetto topico: Refugees; Refugees - Services for
• Note generali: "A Twentieth Century Fund book."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-249) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction: The Global Refugee Crisis; 1. Refugee Movements: Causes and Consequences; 2. The Origins of the International Refugee Regime; 3. The Cold War and the Early Development of the UNHCR; 4. The International Refugee Regime and Third World Refugees; 5. Asylum Crises in the Industrialized World; 6. The Limitations of the International Refugee Regime; 7. Resolving Refugee Problems: Asylum and Development Assistance Policies; 8. Resolving Refugee Problems: Addressing Political Causes; Notes; Recommended Reading and Sources; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: With more than 18 million refugees worldwide, the refugee problem has fostered an intense debate regarding what political changes are necessary in the international system to provide effective solutions in the 1990's and beyond. In the past, refugees have been perceived largely as a problem of international charity, but as the end of the Cold War triggers new refugee movements across the globe, governments are being forced to develop a more systematic approach to the refugee problem. Beyond Charity provides the first extensive overview of the world refugee crisis today, asserting that refugees
• Titolo autorizzato: Beyond charity
• ISBN: 1-280-76086-9; 0-19-802434-7; 0-19-535607-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823269303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Twentieth Century Fund Book