Against Non-Governmental Organizations?: A Critical Perspective on Their Management Contributor(s): Srinivas, Nidhi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415777615 ISBN-13: 9780415777612 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2026 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of January 5, 2026 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Business Ethics - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Social Science | Philanthropy & Charity |
Dewey: 361.77 |
Series: Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society |
Physical Information: 288 pages |
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Publisher Description: NGO's (Non-Governmental Organizations) are possibly the most visible arm of policy and practice in development studies, and questions of improving their efficacy, in terms of operational efficiency, goal attainment, and assessing development impact, are paramount. This book illimunates the dangers of over-conceptualizing NGOs as representative actors of civil society, as well as the problems of ignoring questions of power, particularly in mobilizing knowledge for development outcomes. The author argues that the group of actors usually termed NGOs, operate within the forces of the development industry, generating troubling questions of power and accountability. Controversially, the book argues that:
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