Global Compassion: Private Voluntary Organizations and U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1939

by Rachel M. McCleary

Book Overview

Aid organizations like Oxfam, CARE, World Vision, and Catholic Relief Services are known the world over. However, little is known about the relationship between these private voluntary organizations (PVOs) and the federal government, and how truly influential these organizations can be in the realm of foreign policy. Indeed since the end of the Second World War, humanitarian aid has become a key component of U.S. foreign policy and has grown steadily...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195371178
• ISBN13: 9780195371178
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"