Here to Help: NGOs Combating Poverty in Latin America - NGOs Combating Poverty in Latin America (Paperback, New Ed)

Over six billion dollars in developmental assistance is funneled annually through non-governmental organizations (NGOs), yet little is understood about the nature of their relationship with communities and the real impact of their work. This book examines what role NGOs really play in fighting poverty in Latin America. Expert NGO professionals and scholars explore grass-roots relationships between international religious and secular NGOs and poor communities. They probe the power structures, cultural assumptions, dangers and possibilities that underlie NGOs' work. While fighting poverty is the mission of many NGOs, most are aware that they often fail to make things better, and, in fact, may make things worse. By providing a forum for Northern and Southern NGOs, donors, scholars, and poor people themselves, this book explores the causes and cures of poverty, and presses at the boundaries of our understanding of participatory development. It identifies both internal and external factors that influence the success of NGO projects, and moves beyond standard best-practice theory to probe more deeply the relationships that underlie poverty and how these relationships can be shifted to achieve solutions.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Robyn Eversole
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	284
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7656-1107-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
LSN:	0-7656-1107-4
Barcode:	9780765611079

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