The Politics of Aid to Burma: A Humanitarian Struggle on the Thai-Burmese Border

Through an ethnographic study of a cross-border aid organisation working on the Thailand-Burma border, this book focuses on the political and ethical dilemmas of "humanitarian government". It examines the ways in which aid systems come to be defined as legitimate or illegitimate, humanitarian or "un-humanitarian", in an international context that has witnessed the multiplication of often-conflicting humanitarian systems and models. Exploring the history of humanitarianism from the local aid perspective of Burma, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Southeast Asian Studies, Anthropology of Humanitarian Aid and Development Studies.

Author: Anne Decobert
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/28/2018
Pages: 292
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9781138320154

About the Author

Anne Decobert is an anthropologist and development professional who has worked with local and international organisations in Southeast Asia since 2007. Her research interests include: the politics of humanitarian aid, applied anthropology and participatory development, and public health in developing and emergency contexts.

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