North Korea: the politics of food aid

Type Report
Title North Korea: the politics of food aid
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 1999
Publisher Overseas Development Institute
Abstract
This paper focuses on the link between international aid and political interest with regard to North Korea. The author argues that humanitarian assistance - most notably the World Food Programme - has been of benefit to those most vulnerable to countrywide food deficits. Nevertheless, according to him, North Korea presents an acute dilemma for humanitarians determined to uphold minimum standards of accountability.