The Role of NGOs under Authoritarian Political Systems

by S. Cleary

Overview

The book discusses five examples of NGO action in four countries - Indonesia, Philippines, South Africa and Sri Lanka - with authoritarian regimes. It poses the question of whose interest was served by these activities, the beneficiary group or the NGOs and argues that where these coincided, identifiable benefits accrued to beneficiary groups. This underlines the importance of ensuring that NGOs are accountable to the communities with which they seek to work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349398898
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/12/1997
Series:	International Political Economy Series
Edition description:	1st ed. 1997
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

SEAMUS CLEARY

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - Foreword - Introduction - In Whose Interest: Authoritarian Social Organisation, NGO Advocacy Campaigns and the Poorest. An Exploration of Two Indonesian Examples - In Whose Interest: Democratic Community Building through Civics in South Africa: the Role of NGOs - Macro-economic Policy Making and Poverty Alleviation in Sri Lanka: Sustained NGO Advocacy in the 1980s and 1990s - In Whose Interest: Philippine NGO Responses to Increased Political Space - In Whose Interest? - Index