Development organizations / Rebecca Schaaf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaaf, Rebecca, author.

Series:

Routledge perspectives on development.

Routledge perspectives on development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Financial institutions, International.

Non-governmental organizations.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Continuing debates over the meaning of development and awareness of the persistence of poverty have resulted in increasing concern over how to 'do' development. There are growing numbers of development organizations, undertaking different activities, at different scales, with different motivations, and differing levels of success. It is necessary to identify and evaluate these varied organizations, in order to recognize their successes and failures.Development Organizations is the first introductory text to focus specifically on the variety of organizations involved in

Contents:

Doing development

Supranational governance

International financial institutions

The state

Private sector organizations and global trade and investment

International non-governmental organizations

Community-based organizations and civil society

Conclusion: doing development in a globalized world.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-12278-0

0-203-38159-9

1-134-12271-3

9780203381595

OCLC:

847526802