THE CHARITY OF NATIONS: HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN A CALCULATING WORLD Ian Smillie and Larry Minear 276 pages (Kumarian Press, 2004) Ian Smillie and Larry Minear apply decades of professional expertise and research experience to their new book, a thoughtful probe into the difficulties humanitarian organizations face in relieving suffering throughout the world. The authors do not restrain their critique, observing that humanitarianism has become commercialized, entrepreneurial, and opportunistic… THE CHARITY OF NATIONS: HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN A CALCULATING WORLD Ian Smillie and Larry Minear 276 pages (Kumarian Press, 2004) Ian Smillie and Larry Minear apply decades of professional expertise and research experience to their new book, a thoughtful probe into the difficulties humanitarian organizations face in relieving suffering throughout the world. The authors do not restrain their critique, observing that humanitarianism has become commercialized, entrepreneurial, and opportunistic…

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