Download or read book Non Governmental Organizations and Development written by David Lewis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are high profile actors in the field of international development, both as providers of services to vulnerable individuals and communities and as campaigning policy advocates. This book provides a critical introduction to the wide-ranging topic of NGOs and development. Written by two authors with more than twenty years experience of research and practice in the field, the book combines 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. It highlights the importance of NGOs in development, but it also engages fully with the criticisms that the increased profile of NGOs in development now attracts. Non-Governmental Organizations and Development begins with a discussion of the wide diversity of NGOs and their roles, and locates their recent rise to prominence within broader histories of struggle as well as within the ideological context of neo-liberalism. It then moves on to analyze how interest in NGOs has both reflected and informed wider theoretical trends and debates within development studies, before analyzing NGOs and their practices, using a broad range of short case studies of successful and unsuccessful interventions. David Lewis and Nazneen Kanji then moves on to describe the ways in which NGOs are increasingly important in relation to ideas and debates about ‘civil society’, globalization and the changing ideas and practices of international aid. The book argues that NGOs are now central to development theory and practice and are likely to remain important actors in development in the years to come. In order to appreciate the issues raised by their increasing diversity and complexity, the authors conclude that it is necessary to deploy a historically and theoretically informed perspective. 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. The format of the book includes figures, photographs and case studies as well as reader material in the form of summary points and questions. Despite the growing importance of the topic, no single short, up-to-date book exists that sets out the main issues in the form of a clearly written, academically-informed text: until now.

Download or read book Information Systems and Non governmental Development Organisations NGOs written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Management of Non Governmental Development Organizations written by David Lewis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-12-11 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of this book was published in 2001 by Routledge and was the first academic text on the important new emerging field of NGO management. It sets out the field for researchers with a new and original conceptual framework, contains a comprehensive review of existing literature from a variety of disciplines (including management, development studies, and social policy) and provides wide-ranging examples from the author’s own practical and research experience. New to this edition: twelve new detailed case studies of NGO management issues and challenges new discussion points, lessons learned and questions for debate to guide the reader through each chapter definitions of key terms highlighted key ideas to illustrate each chapter. Revealing the distinctive organizational challenges faced by NGOs this second edition provides a fully updated and revised text that will prove invaluable to all those studying or working in NGOs, the voluntary sector or development studies. Visit the Companion website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/978-0-415-37093-6.

Download or read book Non Governmental Organisations Performance and Accountability written by Michael Edwards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last decade has seen some significant changes in international development and in the status of non-governmental organisations operating in the field. Not only has the number of NGOs virtually doubled; many of them have seen a considerable growth in their budgets, and have grown closer to governments and official aid agencies. NGOs are acknowledged by many to be more effective agents of development than governments or commercial interests ? even as a ?magic bullet? for development problems. Despite these positive trends, the real impact of the NGO sector is not well documented. This is partly because NGO performance-assessment and accountability methods are weak, and partly because NGOs are caught up increasingly in the world of official aid, which pushes them towards certain forms of evaluation at the expense of others. This unique book takes a hard and critical look at these issues, and describes how NGOs can, and must, improve the way they measure and account for their performance if they are to be truly effective.

Download or read book Information Management for Development Organisations written by Mike Powell and published by Oxfam. This book was released on 2003 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces tools to analyse how information is used in an organization; discussing knowledge management, capacity building, institutional learning, evaluation and impact assessment, research, information products and evidence-based work have been added, together with a number of case studies.

Download or read book Non Governmental Organizations Management and Development written by David Lewis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non-Governmental Development Organizations have seen turbulent times over the decades; however, recent years have seen them grow to occupy high-profile positions in the fight against poverty. They are now seen as an important element of ‘civil society’, a concept that has been given increasing importance by global policy makers. This book has evolved during the course of that period to be a prime resource for those working (or wishing to work) with and for NGOs. The third edition of Non-Governmental Organizations, Management and Development is fully updated and thoroughly reorganized, covering key issues including, but not limited to, debates on the changing global context of international development and the changing concepts and practices used by NGOs. The interdisciplinary approach employed by David Lewis results in an impressive text that draws upon current research in non-profit management, development management, public management and management theory, exploring the activities, relationships and internal structure of the NGO. This book remains the first and only comprehensive and academically grounded guide to the issues facing international development NGOs as they operate in increasingly complex and challenging conditions around the world. It is the perfect resource for students undertaking studies of NGOs and the non-profit sector, in addition to being an excellent resource for development studies students more generally.

Download or read book Information System on Non Governmental Organisations NGOs Acting for Quality Education for All written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Principles of NGO Management written by Phiroshaw Camay and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Non Governmental Organisations and the United Nations Human Rights System written by Fiona McGaughey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) have become important, although sometimes overlooked, actors in international human rights law. Although NGOs are not generally provided for in the hard law of treaties, they use the UN human rights system to hold Governments to account. A key way in which they do so is using State reporting mechanisms, initially the UN treaty bodies, but more recently supplemented by the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review. In doing so, NGOs provide information and contribute to developing recommendations. NGOs also lobby for new treaties, contribute to the drafting of these treaties, and bring individual’s complaints to the UN human rights bodies. This book charts the historical development of the NGO role in the UN. It examines the UN regulation of NGOs but the largely informal nature of the role, and an exploration of the various types of NGOs, including some less benign actors such as GONGOs (Governmental NGOs). It also draws on empirical data to illustrate NGO influence on UN human rights bodies and gives voice to stakeholders both inside and outside the UN. The book concludes that the current UN human rights system is heavily reliant on NGOs and that they play an essential fact-finding role and contribute to global democratisation and governance.

Download or read book The Management of Non governmental Development Organizations written by David Lewis and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2007 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on NGO management, this work includes 12 case studies of NGO management issues and challenges; definitions of key terms; and more. Revealing the organizational challenges faced by NGOs, it is useful to those studying or working in NGOs, the voluntary sector, or development studies.

Download or read book Non governmental Organisations written by Snehlata Chandra and published by Kanishka Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non-Governmental Organisations: Structure, Relevance And Function, Evaluates Contemporary Ngos In Most Of Their Dimensions, Including Their Successe And Failures. It Also Reflects On Modern Global Phenomenon, Such As Globalisation And How In Present Day Civil Society, Ngos Have Emerged As A Force To Reckon With No Doubt, The 21St Century Witnessed A Spur In Ngo Activities Both In The Developed And Developing World. Their Role In Society Has Grown Many Folds Which Is Also Evident From The Fact That Ngos Have Started Setting Priorities While Mobilising Financial Resources For Their Uninterrupted Functioning And Have Maintained Relations Both With Donor Agencies And Clients Towards Successful Accomplishment Of Assigned Tasks.

Download or read book NGOs in Development Perspective written by R. B. Jain and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book is outcome of a seminar organized by the International Political Science Association's Research Committee on Public Bureaucracies in Developing Societies, in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, [New Delhi].

Download or read book Non Governmental Organizations in the Global System written by George Kaloudis and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non-state actors are not new, but they have never before reached their present strength. Among the plethora of non-state actors are thousands, if not millions, of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which play a significant role in the global system and whose role is likely to increase in the future. The proliferation of NGOs is of such scale, scholars refer to it as a global associational revolution. By considering NGOs throughout much of the world, Kaloudis focuses on the reasons for the growth of NGOs particularly since the end of the Cold War, the functions of NGOs, assessment of NGOs, and their place in the global system. The author also shows the ambivalent and often paradoxical role of NGOs, which is reflected in the works of scholars and the actual behavior of NGOs themselves.

Download or read book Role of NGOS in Development of Social System written by and published by Gyan Publishing House. This book was released on 2004 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NGOs are voluntary social work organization who render help to government and society for improvement of quality of life of people and also animals. From education to health to environment&& and to poverty alleviation, the scope of NGOs operational areas touch every part of life. The NGO have very less authority in decision-making, they derive their strength on the basis of their actions in right direction; they find governmental support in this, both financial and authoritative. Role of NGOs has grown substantially over the past century and they operates virtually in every part of the globe. This work deals with the forms of NGOs, their role in development of social system, implications with regard to finances, monitoring agencies, contributions to the United Nations and the limits and legitimacy of NGOs actions. The book is bound to attract the interest of social activities, policy planners, teachers and students of social work and the NGOs.

Download or read book Changing Roles of NGOs in the Creation Storage and Dissemination of Information in Developing Countries written by Steve W. Witt and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2008-11-03 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are growing exponentially. In 1993, the Yearbook of International Organizations listed 16,000 internationally recognized NGOs. By 2004, this number was 63,000. With this increase comes a staggering growth in the activities and intellectual output of NGOs working on a local and international level. As the mission of both libraries and NGOs increasingly intersect, these organizations must collaborate to provide essential services that revolve around the creation, dissemination, and storage of information. This volume's eight essays focus on collaborative work between NGOs and libraries in the study and resolution of global issues ranging from AIDS to food security, and social transformation.

Download or read book NGOs and Organizational Change written by Alnoor Ebrahim and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-12 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ebrahim analyses the organizational evolution of NGOs combining case studies with extensive review of literature.

Download or read book Management Information Systems for Non Governmental Organisations The Evidence from Poland written by Tomasz Dyczkowski and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing MISs in NGOs is more challenging than in commercial companies. The author notes that many inputs and outputs related to non-governmental activities have qualitative character. Consequently, the contributions and effects related to non-governmental activities are less prone to valuation, which raises two questions. (1) “Which of the contributions and effects should be included in MISs and in periodical performance reports?”; (2) “How to measure these inputs and outputs and what methodology should be applied in order to guarantee credible information for social managers?” In this context, the author analyzes whether NGOs are capable of pooling the data which is necessary to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of their operations and to enhance their potential. The author scrutinizes the information needs of NGOs and their reflection in the obligatory reporting systems in Poland. He designs a procedure of developing MIS and visualizes the integrated structure of the system. The stakeholders' impact on the focus of MISs is also considered. Finally, the author investigates the attitudes of Polish NGOs towards performance management in accomplishing social objectives.