Samantha Nutt

Auteur de Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid

3 oeuvres 84 utilisateurs 2 critiques

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Samantha Nutt is one of the most intrepid voices in the humanitarian and Danned Nations is a book of uncommon power. Weaving gripping personal experience with uncompromising and impassioned argument. Nutt dissects war and aid. Where humanitarian effort go wrong, and what can and should be done to afficher plus bring about a more just world. Drawing from nearly two decades of experiences at the frontline of conflict. Nutt challenges many of the assumptions and orthodoxies surrounding the aid industry. A book that is at once moving, engaging, and insightful, Damned Nations has been acclaimed by readers and critics across North America. afficher moins

Comprend les noms: Dr. Samantha Nutt, Samantha Nutt, M.D.

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Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid (2011) 82 exemplaires

The World is Our Backyard (2008) 1 exemplaire

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Date de naissance: 1969-10
Sexe: female
Nationalité: Canada
Lieu de naissance: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Lieux de résidence: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Damned Nations ; Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid par Samantha Nutt

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BBrookes | 1 autre critique | Dec 12, 2023 |

Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid par Samantha Nutt

An excellent examination of the unfortunate way aid is becoming more entwined with military spending. It can also be read in counterpoint to Dambisa Moyo's Dead Aid; the arguments in Damned Nations are far stronger, more compelling, less ideological, and in the end, more convincing, than those given in Dead Aid. McNutt destroys the idea that the free market is not the solution (as advocated in Dead Aid), as well as destroying the military-humanitarian hybrid which many NGOs are moving towards.

A must read for those interested in international development and aid.… (plus d'informations)