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Heyse, Liesbet, 1973-

Choosing the lesser evil understanding decision making in humanitarian aid NGOs / [electronic resource] : Liesbet Heyse. - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2006. - x, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Non-state actors in international law, politics, and governance series . - Non-state actors in international law, politics, and governance series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-230) and indexes.

Choosing the lesser evil : selecting humanitarian aid projects -- Filling a void in NGO research : understanding diversity in NGO behavior -- Opening the black box of internal NGO dynamics : an organizational decision-making perspective -- Towards the reality of humanitarian aid provision : three sketches of NGO behavior -- Traces of the administrative organization : MSF's organizational features -- Consequentionality in aid provision : MSF's dominant decision-making pattern -- Disagreement, commitment, and constraints : MSF's secondary decision-making patterns -- From consequential to garbage can decision-making : two examples of MSF aid provision to Africa -- The opposite of the administrative organization : ACT Netherlands' organizational features -- Working with 'the family' : ACT's dominant decision-making pattern -- Working outside 'the family' : ACT's secondary decision-making patterns -- Decision-making dynamics in MSF and ACT : comparison and discussion of research results -- A look beyond the horizon : identifying steps towards theoretical generalization -- Complexity reduction through decision-making : intended and unintended consequences in humanitarian aid.


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M�edecins sans fronti�eres (Association). Holland.
Action by Churches Together (Organization). Netherlands.


Humanitarian assistance--Decision making.
Humanitarian assistance--Decision making--Case studies.
Non-governmental organizations--Decision making.
Non-governmental organizations--Decision making--Case studies.


Electronic books.

HV553 / .H49 2006eb

361.2/60684
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