Hoping to help : the promises and pitfalls of global health volunteering / Judith N. Lasker.
Hoping to help : the promises and pitfalls of global health volunteering / Judith N. Lasker.
Hoping to help : the promises and pitfalls of global health volunteering / Judith N. Lasker.
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Ithaca ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2016.
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G 2016/1847
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 262 pages ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction : a "tsunami" of international volunteers -- Who sponsors international medical missions? -- The activities and goals of sponsoring organizations -- Becoming a volunteer -- What leads to volunteering, what volunteering leads to -- The best and the worst : host perspectives on volunteer...
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Publisher
Ithaca ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
Hoping to Help is the first book to offer a comprehensive assessment of global health volunteering, based on research into how it currently operates, its benefits and drawbacks, and how it might be organized to contribute most effectively. Given the enormous human and economic investment in these activities, it is essential to know more about them...
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Hoping to help : the promises and pitfalls of global health volunteering / Judith N. Lasker.
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Notes
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Culture and politics of health care work.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-254) and index.
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©2016.
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G 2016/1847
Record Identifier
74VKVpQe6gxZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVpQe6gxZ
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ISBN
9781501700101 (paperback)
DDC
362.1
MMS ID
991023988317602626
