NGOs and the Millennium Development Goals : citizen action to reduce poverty / edited by Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, Stephen C. Smith, and Hildy Teegen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brinkerhoff, Jennifer M., 1965-

Smith, Stephen C., 1955-

Teegen, Hildy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance--Developing countries--International cooperation.

Economic assistance.

Non-governmental organizations--Developing countries.

Non-governmental organizations.

International cooperation.

Developing countries.

UN Millennium Project.

Poverty--Developing countries.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

x, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

This book examines the role of NGOs in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the fight to end global poverty more generally. The MDGs arguably represent the greatest opportunity and challenge for alleviating poverty and improving quality of life globally in our time. Their achievement will require maximizing all available resources and capitalizing on all available actors. NGOs have been highlighted by governments and global leaders as an important actor, but without better understanding of their potential, roles, and challenges to their effectiveness, we are not likely to fully tap their contribution and thus will be further challenged in achieving the MDGs. This book presents and examines general NGO roles and comparative advantages, as well as roles and opportunities specific to particular MDG sectors.

Contents:

Introduction / Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, Stephen C. Smith, and Hildy Teegen

The MDGs and NGO potential roles

Can the MDGs foster a new partnership for pro-poor policies? / Jan Vandemoortele

Some practical limits of the NGO role: a critical perspective / Michael Edwards

Beyond the "non": the strategic space for NGOs in development / Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, Stephen C. Smith, and Hildy Teegen

The context for achieving the MDGs

The enabling environment for achieving the Millennium Development Goals: government actions to support NGOs / Derick W. Brinkerhoff

The politics of global partnership / Martha Finnemore

The need for political will: a short note on the millennium campaign / Carol Welch

Application of the theoretical framework

Organizational comparative advantages of NGOs in eradicating extreme poverty and hunger: strategy for escape from poverty traps / Stephen C. Smith

The role of NGOs in health, education, environment, and gender: application of the theoretical framework / Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, Stephen C. Smith, and Hildy Teegen

Conclusions and policy implications / Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, Stephen C. Smith, and Hildy Teegen

Afterword. The power of social entrepreneurship / William Drayton.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

140397974X

9781403979742

OCLC:

76416514

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