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PIA 2501
ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF NGOs
GrassrootsOrganizations
CivicEducationLand
RuralIndustries
RuralCredit
Governance /Democracy
Communicationand
Support
NGOsWomen’s Focused
GroupsTarget Group
Decentralization and Civil Society
State Societal Linkages
Central State - Macro
Civil Society - Micro
Weak Strong
State-Weak Strong
Mono-State…...INTERGOVERNMENTAL Systems in place.…..Local State
SOFT STATE…………………………….PREDATORY STATE
Local - SOFT STATE….………………LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Weak Strong
Mezzo-Intermediate
Civil Society--Review
Networks of organizations, groups and individuals pursuing socio-economic interests
"Beyond the family but short of the state" (Hegal)
Civil Society Review
"Human Rights, Basic Needs and the Stuff of Citizenship" (Anonymous)
Issue: First vs. Second and Third generation Human Rights and Civil Society
Civil Society
NGOs, CBOs, PVOs: Who do they represent?
Grassroots, interests, not for profits (neutrality)
GroupsRole of ethnicity, religion and class, vs.
individual rights
Civil Society Privatization as an issue
Corporatism vs. Clientelism
Organic VS. Individualist nature of society (Vincent Ostrom)
Establishing the rule of law Roman vs. Common Law What is the role of the individual
PIA 2501
Break
NGOs
THE NATURE OF THE BEAST
NGOs--The Nature of the Beast Non-Profits vs. For Profits Not for Profits- More value directed Private Voluntary
Organizations(PVOs) Community Based
Organizations (CBOs) Foundations
NGOs- The Nature of the Beast
Civic Associations
Interest Groups
Quangos
Trade Unions
Religious Organizations
Five Caveats
Usually excludes “for profits”
Issue of contractors- both for profits and non-profits
Includes both International and Local
Internationals are not universally loved
Caveats
Very often internationals are religious or charity based
Focus has been primarily on relief rather than development or civil society goals
Types of “Development” NGOs
Philanthropy
Relief and Welfare Societies
Public Service Contractors
Populist based development agencies (national)
Types of “Development” NGOs
Grassroots associations (local or village based)
Advocacy groups
Public Service Contractors
Origins- Natural Disaster: Humanitarian Assistance and Human-Made Disaster
War, Drought, Agricultural FailureFocus on Rural Development
Human RightsFocus on Governance
Natural Disaster: Humanitarian Assistance and Human-Made Disaster
NGOs--Areas of Perceived Advantage
Cost-effectiveSmall but efficient
Innovative
Staff loyalty and commitment
Natural Disaster: Humanitarian Assistance and Human-Made Disaster
NGOs--Perceived Advantage
• Ideologically compatible with Development values
• Links with poor
• Image of populism
Natural Disaster: Humanitarian Assistance and Human-Made Disaster
International NGOs—Weaknesses
Lack of local legitimacy
Donor driven
Inefficiency
Natural Disaster: Humanitarian Assistance and Human-Made Disaster
International NGOs—WeaknessesAmateurism
Leadership and continuity problemsStaffing problems
Self-serving-own objectivesFaith Based
Natural Disaster: Humanitarian Assistance and Human-Made Disaster International NGOs—Weaknesses
Fixation on projectsProblems of replication
Lack of perceived accountability
Learning problems/lack of institutional memory
Natural Disaster: Humanitarian Assistance and Human-Made Disaster
International NGOs—Weaknesses
Tensions with government institutionsPolitically threatening
Ties with existing local elites
Inability of humanitarian organizations to transfer to new development orientation
Group Discussion--Civil Society and Democracy in...
Latin America--South
Eastern Europe
Asia
Africa
“Mini Discussion”Development, Social Beliefs & Civil Society
Kushwant Singh, “Last Train” Norman Rush, “Bruns”
The Nature of the Outsider Mahasweta Devi, “Dhowli”
The Untouchables of the World Naipaul
Believers, UnbelieversSecular vs. Religious Views of the World
“Winner” of the Day
V.S. NaipaulNobel Prize for Literature, 2001
DiscussionNaipaul’s view of civil societyCompare with:
Graham GreeneSamuel HuntingtonSusan George
Author of the Week:Arturo Escobar
What Does Escobar say about the concepts Development Economics and Planning?
How does he "Deconstruct" development? What does that mean?
"What Is To Be Done?" according to Escobar. Can we de-objectify the targets of
development? Subjects Customers Consumers Neighbors?