This book is an introduction to the wide-ranging topic of non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) and development, combining a critical overview of the main research literature with …

This article offers a conceptual framework to identify and analyse the contemporary
behaviour of the paradoxical government-organized, non-governmental organization …

Due to their perceived efficiency and poverty orientation, NGOs have increasingly served as
Official Development Assistance (ODA) channels, leading scholars to question their …

After catastrophes, international donors offering assistance must decide whether to channel
resources via the local government or non-governmental organizations (NGOs). We …

This article examines how non-governmental development organisations (NGDOs) balance
their moral and organisational/financial incentives in the case of the European Union …

Despite substantial scholarly attention given to aid allocation motives of state agencies and
professionalized non‐governmental organizations (NGOs), privately funded grassroots …

Directorate-general ECHO of the European Commission is one of the largest humanitarian
aid donors globally. Projects which it funds are often implemented by its NGO partners. This …

Abstract One of the United States' main strategies of democracy promotion involves
supporting civil society abroad. According to original data, most of the money spent by the …

To what extent do sub-Saharan Africans actively participate in voluntary groups, and how
does development aid influence this involvement? This paper presents a baseline …

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are central actors in implementing and advocating
for welfare policies in countries of the Global North and Global South, as well as …