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This chapter discusses one explanation for the discrepancy between a call for increased coordination and its persistent absence: the number of compelling incentives for foreigners and Haitians involved in international medical aid not to coordinate. Phrased in more positive terms, these individuals and organizations have a variety of reasons to favor autonomy and discretion over coordination. Before turning to these reasons, the chapter details how those involved in the aid process define coordination and how it appears in institutional discourse. It also addresses some of the more immediately apparent factors impeding coordination—namely, time, language, and organizational leadership. These factors are directly related to the specific ethnographic context, but should also be considered as factors impeding the coordination of aid in other settings. |
