@article{ref1,
title="Aid in the midst of plenty: oil wealth, misery and advocacy in Angola",
journal="Disasters",
year="2005",
author="Le Billon, Philippe",
volume="29",
number="1",
pages="1-25",
abstract="This paper examines advocacy initiatives by humanitarian and human rights organisations to address problems of governance in resource-rich and conflict-affected countries, focussing on the case of Angola. Humanitarian principles preclude the use of indiscriminate conditionality and point towards a cautious approach to advocacy aimed at assisting vulnerable populations. Furthermore, the relatively insignificant amount of aid supplied to resource-rich local authorities means that individual agencies have precious little leverage, especially when commercial interests rather than humanitarian or 'good governance' principles influence the priorities of bilateral donors. A context of resource wealth calls for: high levels of coordination and cooperation between human rights groups, aid agencies and donors; balanced use of conditionality, based on the drawing, by donors, of a clear distinction between emergency and development-oriented assistance; and a sustained effort to highlight the responsibilities of local authorities, foreign governments and businesses in meeting humanitarian and development objectives.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0361-3666",
doi="10.1111/j.0361-3666.2005.00271.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0361-3666.2005.00271.x"
}