Fisher expertly describes and analyzes the growing
non-governmental movement throughout the Third World in relation to
the global issue of sustainable development, highlighted by the
recent Rio Conference. An estimated 200,000 or more indigenous NGOs
(non-governmental organizations) at both the grassroots and
intermediary levels help fill the void created by the failure of
governments to adequately address the escalating, intertwined
crises of poverty, environmental degradation, and population. NGOs,
a number of which Fisher examines in detail, address the myriad
problems associated with dire poverty, environmental destruction,
pervasive unemployment, and the grinding exploitation of women. The
stimulus to action and group effort is typically the basic need for
life's fundamentals--food, shelter, and safety. Fisher points out,
however, that NGOs focusing on population have grown less rapidly
than those concentrating on enterprise development and/or
environmental degradation.
Fisher identifies the core abilities within and among NGOs that
help them develop effective short-term strategies and also enhance
their institutional sustainability in the long run. She
demonstrates that this grassroots movement is a vital, growing
force in the vast majority of Third World countries, with the
potential to undermine the politics of repression and inequality.
The international importance of NGOs is increasingly evident, given
their ability to network and support one another. Fisher offers a
comprehensive, insightful, and substantive assessment of what may
be the most hopeful institutional resource available for the
sustainable development of the Third World and, therefore, our
ultimate survival as a species.
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