2nd Edition

Non-Governmental Organizations and Development

272 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book is an introduction to the wide-ranging topic of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and development, combining a critical overview of the main research literature with a set of up-to-date theoretical and practical insights drawn from experience in Asia, Europe, Africa and elsewhere. The revised second edition highlights the continuing importance of NGOs in development, while... Read more

1. Introduction: what are non-governmental organizations?  2. Understanding development NGOs in historical context  3. NGOs and development theory  4. NGOs and development: from alternative to mainstream?  5. NGO roles in contemporary development practice  6. NGOs and civil society  7. NGOs and globalization  8. NGOs and the aid system  9. NGOs and international humanitarian action  10. Development NGOs in perspective

Biography

David Lewis teaches at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He specializes in development issues in South Asia, with a particular focus on Bangladesh. An anthropologist by background, he is the author of Non-Governmental Organizations, Management and Development (Routledge, 2014).

Nazneen Kanji is an independent adviser on development issues. She was formerly Director of the Quality of Life Research Unit at the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), and Senior Researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). She has specialized in gender, livelihoods and social policy, with extensive policy research, consultancy and field experience in Africa and Asia, including work as a cooperante in Mozambique during the 1980s.

Nuno S. Themudo is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh. His research and teaching interests include NGOs, public and non-profit management and international development.