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Happy ever after in the marketplace: non‐government organisations and uncivil society

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This following declaration, about NGOs and civil society, is typical of the hallowed tones used to discuss both. This article sets out to examine what I have called the ‘NGO phenomenon’ which has arisen in the last decade. It is not a critique of NGOs per se,but a critique of the way in which development policy has focused on NGOs, to the extent that expectations of NGO performance are unrealistically high and exclude other options for development.

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  • Sheelagh Stewart, 1997. "Happy ever after in the marketplace: non‐government organisations and uncivil society," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(71), pages 11-34.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:24:y:1997:i:71:p:11-34
    DOI: 10.1080/03056249708704236
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    1. Bryane Michael, 2003. "Corporate social responsibility in international development: an overview and critique," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 10(3), pages 115-128, September.

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