Undermining Development

Undermining Development

The experience of many South Asian and Latin American countries demonstrates that the power of local NGOs can contribute to improving the quality of development services throughout the developing world. Are local NGOs in Africa able to wield power in development? Local NGOs in Africa are lagging behind their counterparts in South Asia and Latin America in terms of developing power. How can African NGOs remedy their absence of power? Local NGOs will have to create their own development space, achieve a degree of financial independence from donors, build solid links to the international development community and have a willingness to engage with the political aspects of development work. Why should donors and international NGOs promote local NGO power? Local NGO power aids NGO sustainability, a common goal of donors, NGOs and beneficiary communities alike. North America: Indiana U Press

Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2004

This publication contains selected papers from the 15th annual conference on international development issues, held in Bangalore in May 2003, the first such conference to be held in a developing country. The theme of the conference was accelerating development, focusing on four key themes: fostering entrepreneurship, innovation and growth; challenges of development in lagging regions; participation and inclusion; and scaling up and evaluation; as well as an examination of development issues relevant to India, such as infrastructure development.

OECD Working Papers