An international team of renowned experts offer a much-needed assessment of the moral, legal and political dilemmas and consequences of humanitarian assistance.
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
"I hope...that students of humanitarian assistance will find renewed inspiration in the essays in
A Framework for Survival and join the United Nation's struggle to alleviate human suffering." -- from the Foreword by Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations
"This superb book should be compulsory reading for all members of Congress and for anyone concerned with the legacy of the United States in a changing world." -- Congressman Charles Rangel
"An important and fascinating book...essential reading." -- Rudolph von Bernuth,
Save the Children"
A Framework for Survival is as fresh as today's headlines in reviewing the controversial political, legal and moral perspectives that are an indispensable precondition for rational and effective action in this troubled field." -- Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, Professor and President Emeritus, Rockefeller University