Snakes in paradise :
Holmén, Hans.
Snakes in paradise : NGOs and the aid industry in Africa / Hans Holmén. - Sterling, VA : Kumarian Press, c2010. - xxiii, 293 p. : 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Beginning in the 1980s, sub-Saharan Africa witnessed a veritable explosion of NGOs and CSOs engaged in efforts to develop the subcontinent. Often praised for their commitment, flexibility, close contact with grassroots movements and marginalized groups, these organizations have become the darlings of donors and the UN system. During the same period, however, rural Africa has sunk deeper into poverty. The massive NGO engagement appears not to have made any meaningful progress." "Snakes in Paradise breaks through the generalizations and neat theories to discover why these efforts have failed. Focusing especially on those local NGOs that are frequently overlooked by studies that cover the major international players, Holmen uncovers a NGO landscape that is considerably more ambiguous than the popular development literature would have people believe."--BOOK JACKET.
9781565493018
2009019065
Economic assistance--Sub-Saharan Africa
Non-governmental organizations--Sub-Saharan Africa
Poverty--Sub-Saharan Africa
338.910967HOL / .H64 2010
338.910967 / HOL
Snakes in paradise : NGOs and the aid industry in Africa / Hans Holmén. - Sterling, VA : Kumarian Press, c2010. - xxiii, 293 p. : 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Beginning in the 1980s, sub-Saharan Africa witnessed a veritable explosion of NGOs and CSOs engaged in efforts to develop the subcontinent. Often praised for their commitment, flexibility, close contact with grassroots movements and marginalized groups, these organizations have become the darlings of donors and the UN system. During the same period, however, rural Africa has sunk deeper into poverty. The massive NGO engagement appears not to have made any meaningful progress." "Snakes in Paradise breaks through the generalizations and neat theories to discover why these efforts have failed. Focusing especially on those local NGOs that are frequently overlooked by studies that cover the major international players, Holmen uncovers a NGO landscape that is considerably more ambiguous than the popular development literature would have people believe."--BOOK JACKET.
9781565493018
2009019065
Economic assistance--Sub-Saharan Africa
Non-governmental organizations--Sub-Saharan Africa
Poverty--Sub-Saharan Africa
338.910967HOL / .H64 2010
338.910967 / HOL