Outsourcing social transformation: Development NGOs as organizations

SC Watkins, A Swidler, T Hannan - Annual review of sociology, 2012‏ - annualreviews.org
The literature on development nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) envisions an
alternative form of social organization, one that is more altruistic, more cooperative, and less …

Decentralization in develo** economies

L Gadenne, M Singhal - Annu. Rev. Econ., 2014‏ - annualreviews.org
Standard models of fiscal federalism suggest many benefits of decentralization in
develo** economies, and there has been a recent push toward decentralization around …

[HTML][HTML] NGOs, states, and donors revisited: Still too close for comfort?

N Banks, D Hulme, M Edwards - World development, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Serious questions remain about the ability of NGOs to meet long-term transformative goals
in their work for development and social justice. We investigate how, given their weak roots …

[ספר][B] Allies or adversaries: NGOs and the state in Africa

JN Brass - 2016‏ - books.google.com
Governments throughout the develo** world have witnessed a proliferation of non-
governmental, non-profit organizations (NGOs) providing services like education, healthcare …

Bypass or engage? Explaining donor delivery tactics in foreign aid allocation

S Dietrich - International studies quarterly, 2013‏ - academic.oup.com
The conventional wisdom in the literature on aid allocation suggests that donors utilize
bilateral aid as a tool to buy influence in the aid-receiving country. Those who conclude that …

Who survived? Ethiopia's regulatory crackdown on foreign-funded NGOs

KE Dupuy, J Ron, A Prakash - Review of International Political …, 2015‏ - Taylor & Francis
How do public regulations shape the composition and behavior of non-governmental
organizations (NGOs)? Because many NGOs advocate liberal causes, such as human …

What do nongovernmental organizations do?

E Werker, FZ Ahmed - Journal of economic perspectives, 2008‏ - aeaweb.org
Nongovernmental organizations are one group of players who are active in the efforts of
international development and increasing the welfare of poor people in poor countries …

[ספר][B] The politics of non-state social welfare

M Cammett, LM MacLean - 2014‏ - books.google.com
Across the world, welfare states are under challenge (or were never developed extensively
in the first place) while non-state actors increasingly provide public goods and basic welfare …

Promoting transparency in the NGO sector: Examining the availability and reliability of self-reported data

R Burger, T Owens - World development, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Amid calls for NGOs to become more accountable, this work examines discrepancies
between what NGOs say and do. Using a unique dataset of NGOs in Uganda it investigates …

[ספר][B] A fraught embrace: The romance and reality of AIDS altruism in Africa

A Swidler, SC Watkins - 2017‏ - degruyter.com
In the wake of the AIDS pandemic, legions of organizations and compassionate individuals
descended on Africa from faraway places to offer their help and save lives. A Fraught …