Being good at doing good? Quality and accountability of humanitarian NGOs

Dorothea Hilhorst

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Being good at doing good? Quality and accountability of humanitarian NGOs

Dorothea Hilhorst^*

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Quality enhancement of humanitarian assistance is far from a technical task. It is interwoven with debates on politics of principles and people are intensely committed to the various outcomes these debates might have. It is a field of strongly competing truths, each with their own rationale and appeal. The last few years have seen a rapid increase in discussions, policy paper and organisational initiatives regarding the quality of humanitarian assistance. This paper takes stock of the present initiatives and of the questions raised with regard to the quality of humanitarian assistance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	193-212
Number of pages	20
Journal	Disasters
Volume	26
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-7717.00200
Publication status	Published - Sept 2002
Externally published	Yes

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