Chapter Introduction

This book provides a historical inquiry into the quantification of needs in humanitarian assistance. Needs are increasingly seen as the lowest common denominator of humanity. Standard definitions of basic needs, however, set a minimalist version of humanity – both in the sense that they are narrow i...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Glasman, Joël
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2021
Subjects:	basic needs, evidence-based humanitarianism, humanitarian agencies, humanitarian assistance, minimal humanity thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFF Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made) thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGC Human geography
Online Access:	https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/51115
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