Learning NGOs And The Dynamics Of Development Partnership

Hossain, Farhad & Ulvila, Marko & Newaz, Ware (Eds.)(2000): Learning NGOs and the Dynamics of Development Partnership. Dhaka: Ahsania Books, Delhi: Global Responsibility Forum, Helsinki: Coalition for Environment & Development. 280 pages

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During the past three decades non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have gained noticeably in importance in international development cooperation. Especially the 1990's have been favourable times to the registered associations as the donor agencies have increased funding allocations and developing country governments have provided more space for them. As a result, there has been a remarkable growth in the number of local NGOs in developing countries, and the overall activity has increased rapidly.

The book Learning NGOs and the Dynamics of Development Partnership analyses the work of NGOs from both conceptual and empirical view points. In the first part of the book some of the key concepts, such as civil society and voluntarism, are discussed and concerns about the development partnership are raised. Second part includes four case studies from Bangladesh - the country of some of the worlds largest and most famous NGOs. In the last part there are case studies of development NGOs from Finland, Ghana, Turkey, Peru and Nepal.

The contributors are a mix of social scientists and popular movement leaders from South-Asia, Europe, Africa and North-America. They are Mokbul Morshed Ahmed, Salahuddin Aminuzzaman, Nuriye Nilgun Aydogan, Afroz a Begum, Krishna B. Bhattachan, Farhad Hossain, Risto Isomki, I shtiaq Jamil, Stephanie McNulty, Paul Opoku-Mensah, Ware Newaz, Vijay Pratap, Marko Ulvila, Thomas Wallgren.

Table of Contents

- Preface: Kazi Rafiqul Islam, Executive Director, Dhaka Ahsania Mission
- Contributors
- Acronyms and Abbreviations

PART I: Highlighting the Concepts and Issues

1. Introduction: Learning NGOs and the Dynamics of Development Partnership -- Farhad Hossain, Marko Ulvila & Ware Newaz
2. Understanding Civic Action for Global Responsibility -- Vijay Pratap & Thomas Wallgren
3. External Funding to People's Movements and Non-Governmental Organisations Scourge or a Blessing? -- Risto Isomki
4. Dynamics or Drawbacks? Current Issues in NGO Research -- Farhad Hossain

PART II: Case Studies from Bangladesh

5. NGOs and the Institutional Framework of Poverty Alleviation: Experiences and Lessons from Bangladesh -- Salahuddin Aminuzzaman & Afroza Begum
6. Sustainability of Program Performance of NGOs in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Dhaka Ahsania Mission -- Ware Newaz
7. NGOs and Administration of Developmental Aid in Bangladesh: Does There Exist a Development Regime? -- Ishtiaq Jamil
8. Distant Voices: Microcredit Finance and the Views of the NGO Field Workers in Bangladesh -- Mokbul Morshed Ahmed

PART III: Experiences from Across the World

9. Finnish Development NGOs: Diverse Groups in Action -- Marko Ulvila
10. Opportunities and Challenges for NGOs in Turkey=92s Family Planning Efforts -- Nuriye Nilgun Aydogan
11. Managing NGO-Government Partnerships in Africa: Perspectives from Ghana -- Paul Opoku-Mensah
12. The Role of NGOs in Latin America=92s Development: A Case Study of Peru -- Stephanie McNulty
13. NGO and INGO in Nepal: Reality and Myth -- Krishna B. Bhattachan

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