Debating development: NGOs and the future ; essays from development in practice

Non-government organisations working in the humanitarian and development sectors won official approval in the 1980s and 1990s, but there are signs now that they are losing favour. The NGO sector stands accused by some of complacency and self-interest, on the one hand, and of being ineffectual and ir...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxfam GB 2001
Edition:1. publ.
Series:A development in practice reader
An Oxfam GB publication
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:Non-government organisations working in the humanitarian and development sectors won official approval in the 1980s and 1990s, but there are signs now that they are losing favour. The NGO sector stands accused by some of complacency and self-interest, on the one hand, and of being ineffectual and irrelevant on the other. NGOs are increasingly challenged to demonstrate their legitimacy as representative voices of civil society. NGOs themselves are taking a hard look at their mandates, their core of values, and their role on a changing international stage. Contributors to this volume reflect on what kind of development will eradicate poverty, and what type of agency are best suited to the task. Leading representatives of NGOs, development think-tanks, and civil-society organisations, as well of scholars and activists, ask : What model of international co-operation can deliver social and economic justice? And what does this mean for NGOs in the future?
Item Description:Auch angekündigt als: Development, NGO's, and civil society
Physical Description:421 S.
ISBN:0855984449

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