Private Voluntary Organizations As Agents Of Development

by Robert F. Gorman

Overview

Private voluntary organizations have an increasingly important role to play in the provision of development assistance, either as alternative forms of resource flow or as channels of aid that are systematically integrated into the official intergovernmental aid system. This book explores the practical and theoretical aspects of PVOs, including the

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000308167
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/04/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	263
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Robert F. Gorman

Table of Contents

Westview Replica Editions -- Preface -- Introduction -- Reflections on Development Policy: A View from the Private Voluntary Sector -- PVOs and Development Through Basic Human Needs -- Development and the PVO: Incentives for Participation -- The Domestic Environment of AID-Registered PVOs: Characteristics and Impact -- U.S. and Canadian PVOs As Transnational Development Institutions -- Voluntary Agencies and the Promotion of Enterprise -- Making PVOs Count More: A Proposal -- Appropriate Administration: Creating A 'Space' Where Local Initiative and Voluntarism Can Grow -- Conclusion