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The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia

Participation and Protest in the Philippines

By Gerard Clarke

Published April 23rd 1998 by Routledge – 336 pages

Series: Politics in Asia

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The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia traces the history of the emergence of NGOs in the Philippines and southeast Asia and the political factors which encouraged this. The main focus is on the period from the mid-1990s when NGOs first became a notable force in the region. It documents the complex relations between NGOs and other political actors including the state, organised religion, foreign donors, the business sector and underground insurgent groups and their impact on NGO strategy.

Author Bio

Gerard Clarke is lecturer in Development Studies at the University of Wales, Swansea.

Name: The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia: Participation and Protest in the Philippines (Hardback) – Routledge 
Description: By Gerard Clarke. The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia traces the history of the emergence of NGOs in the Philippines and southeast Asia and the political factors which encouraged this. The main focus is on the period from the mid-1990s when NGOs first became a notable...
Categories: Asian Politics, International Politics