TY - BOOK AU - Lewis,David AU - Kanji,Nazneen TI - Non-governmental organizations and development SN - 9780415454292 (hbk) PY - 2009/// PB - Routledge KW - Non-governmental organizations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; 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; Bibliography; Index N2 - A concise, comprehensive and critical introduction to the subject of NGOs and development. This critical overview will be useful to students of development studies at undergraduate and masters levels, as well as to more general readers and practitioners ER -