Doing Bad by Doing Good - 9780804772273

Doing Bad by Doing GoodWhy Humanitarian Action Fails\nAuthor(s): Christopher J. Coyne\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780804772273, 978-0804772273\nSynopsis\nIn 2010, Haiti was ravaged by a brutal earthquake that affected the lives of millions. The call to assist those in need was heard around the globe. Yet two years later humanitarian efforts led by governments and NGOs have largely failed. Resources are not reaching the needy due to bureaucratic red tape, and many assets have been squandered. How can efforts intended to help the suffering fail so badly? In this timely and provocative book, Christopher J. Coyne uses the economic way of thinking to explain why this and other humanitarian efforts that intend to do good end up doing nothing or causing harm.\n\n In addition to Haiti, Coyne considers a wide range of interventions. He explains why the [url] government was ineffective following Hurricane.