Non-Governmental Organizations and Development by David Lewis... - 9781138352810

David Lewis

This book is an introduction to the wideranging topic of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and development, combining a critical overview of the main research literature with a set of uptodate theoretical and practical insights drawn from experience in Asia, Europe, Africa and elsewhere. The revisedsecond edition highlights the continuing importance of NGOs in development, while fully engaging with the criticisms that their increased profile now attracts. It considers issues such as securitization, changing technologies, and recent concerns about safeguarding as well as going into more detail around topics such as marketbased development and social enterprise. The diversity of NGOs and their roles is discussedagainst the broader historical background of struggles for social justice in different societies, as well as within the shifting ideological contexts of neoliberalism and populism. Using a broad range of short case studies of both successful and unsuccessful interventions, the authors analyze how interest in NGOs has both reflected and informed wider theoretical trends and debates within development studies. The book argues that NGOs are central to both development theory and practice and are likely to remain important actors for many years to come. This critical overview will be useful to students of development studies at undergraduate and masters levels in fields and disciplines as diverse as International Development Studies, International Relations, Geography,... | David Lewis Non-Governmental Organizations & Development Paperback Book