Angels Of Mercy Or Development Diplomats

Author : Terje Tvedt
Publisher : Africa Research and Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Angels of Mercy Or Development Diplomats? written by Terje Tvedt and published by Africa Research and Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the world witnessing a global associational revolution spearheaded by development non-governmental organizations (NGOs)? Is the relationship between states and societies being more fundamentally redefined, even in remote, rural corners of the world? What role does the mushrooming of development NGOs play in this political-ideological process? What about NGO staff? Are they angels of mercy, government-paid development diplomats, propagandists for a triumphant West, or instruments in a coming clash between civilizations? Presented here are cases from Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Bangladesh and Nicaragua that shed light on these complex questions. The text puts forward a critique of central theories and concepts which have dominated research and discourse on development NGOs. It also proposes and demonstrates some different analytical approaches. -- Publisher description.

Author : Terje Tvedt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780852558171
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Angels of Mercy Or Development Diplomats written by Terje Tvedt and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I de to seneste årtier er NGO'er blevet en en central del af administrationen af udviklingsbistand. Bogen analyserer denne store ændring og spørger om NGO'erne er bedre til at bruge og fordele pengene end statslige organisationer

Author : Paul Tiyambe Zeleza
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812204514
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa written by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changes in human rights environments in Africa over the past decade have been facilitated by astounding political transformations: the rise of mass movements and revolts driven by democratic and developmentalist ideals, as well as mass murder and poverty perpetuated by desperate regimes and discredited global agencies. Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa seeks to make sense of human rights in Africa through the lens of its triumphs and tragedies, its uneven developments and complex demands. The volume makes a significant contribution to the debate about the connections between the protection of human rights and the pursuit of economic development by interrogating the paradigms, politics, and practices of human rights in Africa. Throughout, the essays emphasize that democratic and human rights regimes are products of concrete social struggles, not simply textual or legal discourses. Including some of Africa's leading scholars, jurists, and human rights activists, contributors to the volume diverge from Western theories of African democratization by rejecting the continental view of an Africa blighted by failure, disease, and economic malaise. It argues instead that Africa has strengthened and shaped international law, such as the right to self-determination, inspired by the process of decolonization, and the definition of the refugee. Insisting on the holistic view that human rights are as much about economic and social rights as they are about civil and political rights, the contributors offer novel analyses of African conceptions, experiences, and aspirations of human rights which manifest themselves in complex global, regional, and local idioms. Further, they explore the varied constructions of human rights in African and Western discourses and the roles played by states and NGOs in promoting or subverting human rights. Combining academic analysis with social concern, intellectual discourse with civic engagement, and scholarly research with institution building, this is a compelling and original approach to the question whether externally inspired solutions to African human rights issues have validity in a postcolonial world.

Author : M. Frey
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137437545
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book International Organizations and Development, 1945-1990 written by M. Frey and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores how international organizations became involved in the making of global development policy, and looks at the driving forces and dynamics behind that process, critically assessing the consequences their policies have had around the world.

Author : Ty Pham Huu
Publisher : Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9059729595
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Dilemmas of hydropower development in Vietnam written by Ty Pham Huu and published by Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hydropower is one of the biggest controversies in Vietnam in recent decades because of its adverse environmental and social consequences, especially negative impacts on displaced people who make way for hydropower dam construction. This book explains the controversies related to hydropower development in Vietnam in order to make policy recommendations for equitable and sustainable development. The book focuses on the analysis of emerging issues, such as land acquisition, compensation for losses, displacement and resettlement, support for livelihood development, and benefit sharing from hydropower development. The analysis emphasizes the role of different stakeholders in the decision-making process for hydropower development in Vietnam as a means to find a better governance model.

Author :
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821359843
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Global Development Finance 2005 written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session.

Author : Tiina Kontinen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351611682
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Learning and Forgetting in Development NGOs written by Tiina Kontinen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning and Forgetting in Development NGOs draws on a range of theoretical approaches and empirical evidence to explore how development organisations learn or fail to learn from experience. Despite the overwhelming discourses of NGOs as learning organisations, little is known about the phenomenon of learning within NGOs. As constantly changing buzzwords and institutional approaches abound and old ideas and concepts are "re-discovered", development NGOs are often accused of trying to reinvent the wheel as they struggle to escape from the challenges of development amnesia. Based on detailed empirical data on the everyday practices and accounts of development practitioners, this book moves between the boundaries of organisational institutionalism, learning theories, management and ethnographies of NGOs practices to investigate the many faces of organisational learning in an attempt to counteract development amnesia. Learning and Forgetting in Development NGOs will be an essential guide for students, scholars and development practitioners with an interest in development management and organisational theory.

Author : Bjorn Beckman
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1848131488
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Intellectuals and African Development written by Bjorn Beckman and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2008-02-29 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the very different responses to the African predicament from prominent writers like Soyinka, Ngugi and Achebe, to the military men in power and the students who defy repression. It suggests that intervention by international agencies who claim to promote 'democracy' and 'empower the youth' may reinforce authoritarian attitudes and structures. The essays in the book give voice to the outrage, ridicule and revolutionary ardour, as well as to the reformist caution, of those directly affected. The shallow pretences of those in power and the hypocrisy and arrogance of the foreign helpers are also exposed. The book concludes that being an 'insider' or an 'outsider' is less important than being committed to listening to ordinary people.

Author : Hanne Haaland
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000845052
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Rise of Small-Scale Development Organisations written by Hanne Haaland and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-02 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume discusses the rise, positioning and role of small-scale, voluntary development organisations in the Global North. This book presents and reflects upon unique data and analyses of a growing global community of researchers involved in this field of study located in a diverse set of countries in the Global North and South. This book presents a multi-cited perspective on this alternative development actor. The first part of the book starts from a northern perspective and from an analysis of how and why citizens actively engage in the field of international development. Starting from this understanding of this particular development actor, the second part will delve into the role of these actors in the Global South, particularly related to topics such as partnerships, embeddedness, legitimacy, accountability, exit strategies, sustainability and solidarity, all themes central to debates in the field of development. Through examples from different countries in the Global South, part two explores these themes from different standpoints and thus also provides the reader with thick descriptions.

Author : Jonathan J. Makuwira
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317934512
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Non-Governmental Development Organizations and the Poverty Reduction Agenda written by Jonathan J. Makuwira and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Non-Governmental Development Organisations (NGDOs) have, over the past two decades, entered centre stage in their active participation in the social, political and economic issues affecting both the developing and developed world. This book offers a highly stimulating and concise summary of the NGDO sector by examining their history and metamorphosis; their influence on the social, political and economic landscapes of the ‘Northern’ and ‘Southern’ governments and societies. The author analyses competing theoretical and conceptual debates not only regarding their contribution to the global social political dynamism but also on the sector’s changing external influence as they try and mitigate poverty in marginalized communities. This book presents NGDOs as multidimensional actors propelled by the desire to make a lasting change but constrained by market-oriented approaches to development and other factors both internal and external to their environment. While a lot of attention has been given to understanding international NGDOs like World Vision International, Oxfam, Care International and Plan International, this book offers a critical analysis of grassroots organizations – those NGDOs founded and established by locals and operate at the deepest end of the development contexts. This work will be of interest to students and scholars in a range of areas including Development Studies, International Organizations and Globalization.