Lewis, David

Non-governmental organizations and development / edited by:Kanji, NazneenThemudo, Nuno S. David Lewis, Nazneen Kanji and Nuno S. Themudo. - Second edition. - UK : Routledge, 2021. - xiii, 258p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: What are non-governmental organizations? -- Understanding NGOs in historical context -- NGOs and development theory -- NGOs and development : from alternative to mainstream? -- NGO roles in contemporary development practice -- NGOs and civil society -- NGOs and globalization -- NGOs and the aid system -- NGOs and international humanitarian action -- Development NGOs in perspective.

"This book is an introduction to the wide-ranging topic of 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. This critical overview will be useful to students of development studies at undergraduate and masters levels in fields and disciplines as diverse as International Development Studies, International Relations, Geography, Anthropology, Global Studies and Politics, International Studies, as well as general readers and practitioners"--


English.

9781138352810


Non-governmental organizations.
Economic development.

338.9 / LEW-N