Non-Governmental Organizations and Development

by David R. Lewis, Nuno S. Themudo

This book is an introduction to the wide-ranging topic of NGOs and development combining a critical overview of the main research literature with a set of up-to-date theoretical and practical insights drawn from experience in Asia, Europe, Africa and elsewhere.

The second edition highlights the importance of NGOs in development, and fully engages with the criticisms that the increased profile of NGOs in development now attracts. It considers new issues, such as the rise of social media and management concerns around staff safeguarding, and covers themes like market-based development and social enterprise in more detail. The diversity of NGOs and their roles is discussed within the background of broader histories of struggle as well as within the ideological context of neo-liberalism. Using a broad range of short case studies of successful and unsuccessful interventions, the authors analyze how interest in NGOs has both reflected and informed wider theoretical trends and debates within development studies. The book argues that NGOs are central to development theory and practice and are likely to remain important actors in development in the years to come.

This critical overview will be useful to students of development studies at undergraduate and masters levels in fields and disciplines as diverse as International Development Studies, International Relations, Geography, Anthropology, Global Studies and Politics, International Studies, as well as general readers and practitioners.

256 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

David Lewis is a retired, decorated Lieutenant-Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy. Having retired just before COVID came to visit, he was forced to stay home with limited options for personal productivity. Perhaps it was time for him to paint and to write. David writes about his life and many years of military service in both the US and Canada, Europe and Afghanistan. He also includes how flashbacks of childhood abuse at the hands of parish priests have influenced and infected his life and service. David is a recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal, the General Campaign Star – South-West Asia, the Commander Canadian Army Commendation, and other decorations. He has been married to Sherrie, his wife of over 40 years. They have five children and one granddaughter.

(Also, I have not authored over 200 books. Goodreads just attaches every 'David Lewis' authored book and I can't undo it)

Reviews

[Grant Knuckles · Rating 3 out of 5]

generally used and manipulated by policital org, government and big finance . Often ameans for color revolutions for Western interests.

[Marsha]

I'm still reading this--very interesting