The term NGO is so widely used today that it has effectively lost its meaning. To put back flesh on what has become a very bare skeleton, this book attempts to portray a "real" organization that originated during the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. By meticulously studying this land sector NGO over a prolonged period of time, much is revealed about its internal dynamics and the changing relationships with actors in the state, civil society, and the market. This embedded tale reintroduces a historical, political, and socio-economic dimension in the analysis of NGOs and shows that they...