China and Overseas Nongovernmental Organizations, Foundations and Think
Charts the history of Chinas relationship with a wide array of independent organisations and analyses the current trend toward government restrictions on their work. Mark Sidel also addresses the future for these organizations in China, given the current governments largely negative attitude toward them.
Non-governmental organizations and militaries are notorious for their difficult relationship. The military is mostly understood through the prism of its lethality, and NGOs are perceived as idealistic do-gooders, ready to save the world. Stanislava P. Mladenova traces the changing character of interaction between both of these entities. She argues ......
Non-governmental organizations and militaries are notorious for their difficult relationship. The military is mostly understood through the prism of its lethality, and NGOs are perceived as idealistic do-gooders, ready to save the world. Stanislava P. Mladenova traces the changing character of interaction between both of these entities. She argues ......
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.
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. ......
Think tanks have become important in many Asian nations over the past decade, coinciding with their new prominence in international affairs. This book traces the growing influence of these policy, places the trend in historical context, and explores how the region's countries have fostered the growth of think tanks with Asian characteristics.
Examines the origins, policies, operations, and impact of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the other members of the World Bank group: the International Finance Corporation, the International Development Association,and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
Development Goals, Social Movements, and Public Dissent
This book examines the ways in which the United Nations' Sustainability Development Goals initiatives have been disseminated and legitimised by mainstream media, in government discourse and by NGO's, charitable organisations, and campaign groups.
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.
