A comprehensive and gripping account of the disaster that devastated New Guinea in 1998, destroying towns and villages, and taking a shocking death toll. Professor Hugh Davies was there, and in this book he explains in harrowing detail the events of the earthquake and tsunami, and the recovery effort that followed. It also describes the history ......
" What role do think tanks play in shaping public policy and public discourse in the United States? In The Fifth Estate: Think Tanks, Public Policy, and Governance, James G. McGann illustrates how policymakers have come to value the independent analysis and advice provided by think tanks and why it has become one of the defining characteristics ......
Civil society organizations, nonprofits, national and international nongovernmental organizations, and a variety of formal and informal associations have coalesced into a world political force. Though the components of this so-called third sector vary by country, their cumulative effects play an ever-greater role in global affairs. ......
By uncovering new evidence and identifying new ideas and solutions for spurring peace, jobs, and resilience in poor countries, The Last Mile in Ending Extreme Poverty outlines an agenda to inform poverty reduction strategies for governments, donors, charities, and foundations around the world.
Humanitarian Quests, Impossible Dreams of Medecins Sans Frontieres
This study of Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) casts new light on the organization's founding principles, distinctive culture, and inner struggles to realize more fully its "without borders" transnational vision. Pioneering medical sociologist Renee C. Fox spent nearly twenty years conducting extensive ethnographic research ......
The Changing Ideals and Realities of Philanthropic Foundations
America's grantmaking foundations have grown rapidly over the course of recent decades, even in the face of financial and economic crises. This title offers a comprehensive historical account of what American foundations have done with that independence and power. It focuses on their organization, donors, and leaders, and their intentions.
Some may dispute the effectiveness of aid. But few would disagree that aid delivered to the right source and in the right way can help poor and fragile countries develop.
Changing Strategies of Development and Human Rights NGOs
After World War II, NGOs emerged on the global scene, committed to improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable people. Some focused on protecting human rights, some were dedicated to development, aimed at satisfying basic economic needs. This book tracks the intersection and even overlap of human rights and development NGOs.
Changing Strategies of Development and Human Rights NGOs
After World War II, NGOs emerged on the global scene, committed to improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable people. Some focused on protecting human rights, some were dedicated to development, aimed at satisfying basic economic needs. This book tracks the intersection and even overlap of human rights and development NGOs.
