Helton, Arthur C.

The price of indifference : refugees and humanitarian action in t he new century / Arthur C. Helton. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. - xi, 314 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-308) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Why Refugees Matter -- 2. The La st Decade's Refugee Story -- 3. Humanitarian Action and New Complexitie s in Refugee Protection: The Former Yugoslavia -- 4. Variations on Stat e Building and Refugees: Myth and Reality -- 5. Surmounting Indifferenc e: Refugees and the New Statecraft -- 6. Varieties of Refugee Concerns: The Beginnings of a Policy Toolbox -- 7. International Bureaucracy and the Debasement of Mercy -- 8. Reaction and Inattention Within the US G overnment -- 9. Imagining Better Refugee Policy -- 10. Achieving Compre hensive and Proactive Refugee Policy -- Conclusion.

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2001-058067


Refugees-- Government policy.
Emigration and immigration-- Government policy.

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