Publication
Jun 2007
This background paper explores the ways in which commercial enterprises have engaged with and participated in humanitarian action. The authors argue that marketing opportunism has largely encouraged participation. Areas affected by natural disasters have been the chief recipients of commercial aid. The authors conclude that the argument that commercial aid is competing with traditional aid is overstated. They additionally call for increased transparency and coordination on the part of commercial enterprises distributing humanitarian aid.
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Author | Andrea Binder, Jan Martin Witte |
Series | ODI HPG Working Papers |
Publisher | Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |
Copyright | © 2007 Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |