Private Voluntary Organizations as Agents of Development

ISBN-13: 9780367299750 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 263 str.

Robert F. Gorman

Opis

This book explores the practical and theoretical aspects of PVOs, including the nature of and prospects for PVO/government ties, the role of PVOs as facilitators of small enterprise, PVO relationships with indigenous voluntary agencies, and the need for careful evaluation of PVO projects from the standpoint of cost-effectiveness and replicability.

Spis treści

Westview Replica Editions -- Preface -- Introduction -- Reflections on Development Policy: A View from the Private Voluntary Sector -- PVOs and Development Through Basic Human Needs -- Development and the PVO: Incentives for Participation -- The Domestic Environment of AID-Registered PVOs: Characteristics and Impact -- U.S. and Canadian PVOs As Transnational Development Institutions -- Voluntary Agencies and the Promotion of Enterprise -- Making PVOs Count More: A Proposal -- Appropriate Administration: Creating A 'Space' Where Local Initiative and Voluntarism Can Grow -- Conclusion

O autorze

Robert F. Gorman