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Development, NGOs, and civil society selected essays from development in practice edited by Deborah Eade; introduced by Jenny Pearce

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: (A development in practice reader) | Eade, Deborah ; Publication details: Oxford Oxfam GB 2000Description: 208 pagesISBN:
  • 0855984422
Subject(s): Summary: The rise of neo-liberalism and the so-called Washington Consensus have generated a powerful international ideology concerning what constitutes good governance, democratisation, and the proper roles of the state and civil society in advancing development. A s public spending has declined, the non-government sector has benefited very significantly from taking on a service-delivery role.At the same time, non-government organisations (NGOs), as representatives of civil society, are a convenient medium through which official agencies can promote political pluralism.
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Book Book Main Library Open Shelf HC800 DEV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 81457 Available BK46797
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The rise of neo-liberalism and the so-called Washington Consensus have generated a powerful international ideology concerning what constitutes good governance, democratisation, and the proper roles of the state and civil society in advancing development. A s public spending has declined, the non-government sector has benefited very significantly from taking on a service-delivery role.At the same time, non-government organisations (NGOs), as representatives of civil society, are a convenient medium through which official agencies can promote political pluralism.

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