Undermining Development: The Absence of Power among Local NGOs in Africa

Power, in her view, is the 'ability of local NGOs to set their own priorities, define their own agendas and exert their influence on the international development community, even in the face of opposition from government, donors, international NGOs, and other development actors' (18). Very...

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Published inAfrican Studies Review Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 175 - 176
Main Author Brunger, Scott
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Piscataway African Studies Association 01.12.2005
Cambridge University Press
Subjects
Africa
African studies
Area studies
Black people
Blacks
Development administration
Economics & Development
Government
NGOs
Non-governmental organizations
Nonfiction
Nongovernmental organizations
Politics
Power
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Summary:Power, in her view, is the 'ability of local NGOs to set their own priorities, define their own agendas and exert their influence on the international development community, even in the face of opposition from government, donors, international NGOs, and other development actors' (18). Very useful are the distinctions between local NGOs, coordinating councils of NGOs with varying degrees of government influence, community-based organizations that may not have formal government recognition, and international NGOs.
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ISSN:0002-0206
1555-2462
DOI:10.1353/arw.2006.0007