Stakeholders: Government-NGO Partnerships for International Development

by Ian Smillie (Editor), Henny Helmich (Editor), Judith Randel (Editor), Tony German (Editor)

Overview

This unique study from the OECD Development Centre presents a comprehensive review by independent experts of the relationships and division of responsibility between the 22 member governments of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), and NGOs from these donor countries, working in international development. Additional chapters cover the roles of the European Union and the World Bank. Among other themes, the book looks at two very significant issues. First, at the way in which an overemphasis on evaluation may be leading NGOs to focus purely on measuring their output, thus choosing activities which are easily accountable. Second, it examines the important impacts of the evolution in the funding relationship between governments and NGOs - from matching grants to contracts - where NGOs must increasingly compete for contracts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134188536
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/05/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	334
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Henny Helmich is a political scientist and Administrator, External Co-operation, OECD Development Centre. Ian Smillie is a development consultant and writer.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements * The Stakeholders Project * Authors and Abbreviations * Boxes and Tables * Preface * Part I: Government - NGO Relationships * Part II: Country Studies, European Union and the World Bank * Appendix * Notes * Bibliography * Index

Editorial Reviews

Stakeholders is a compellingly down-to-earth book that cuts through the current rhetoric on NGOs. It is an important book both for its up-to-date and unflinchingly critical analysis and honest recording of how governments and NGOs are adjusting to the world of rapidly shifting international relations.

Wendy Harcourt