Desenvolvimento, ONGs e Sociedade Civil
A expansão do neoliberalismo e do chamado Consenso de Washington tem gerado uma importante agenda internacional sobre o que se constitui boa governança, democratização e o próprio papel do Estado e da sociedade civil no estímulo ao desenvolvimento. Com a queda dos gastos públicos, o setor das ONGs tem se beneficiado massivamente ao assumir o papel de fornecer serviços. Ao mesmo tempo, assim como as organizações da sociedade civil, as ONGs são um canal conveniente pelo qual as agências oficiais podem promover o pluralismo político. As ONGs, porém, podem desempenhar essas tarefas simultaneamente? Elas podem facilitar a saída dos governos do fornecimento de serviços básicos para a população e ao mesmo tempo alegar que elas representam os pobres e necessitados? As ONGs são atores políticos legítimos por direito? Jenny Pearce apresenta artigos que descrevem algumas das tensões inerentes nos papéis que têm sido desempenhados pelas ONGs e indaga se elas representam de maneira verdadeira algo que seja fundamentalmente diferente das agências de cuja generosidade as ONGs dependem cada vez mais.
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Prefácio
Deborah Eade
Ensaio introdutório: Desenvolvimento, ONG’s e sociedade civil: o debate e o seu futuro
Jenny Pearce
Intensificando o impacto das ONGs no desenvolvimento: aprendendo com a experiência
Michael Edwards e David Hulme
Ajude a si próprio ajudando aos pobres
Gino Lofredo
ONGs: Conchas de sopa nos refeitórios assistenciais globais?
Stephen Commins
Colaboração com o Sul: agentes de ajuda ou solidariedade?
Firoze Manji
Governança corporativa para as ONGs?
Mick Moore e Sheelagh Stewart
Dançando com o príncipe: estratégias de sobrevivência das ONGs no conflito afegão
Jonathan Goodhand com Peter Chamberlain
As ONGs e o Estado: um estudo de caso de Uganda
Christy Cannon
As ONGs, os pobres e o governo local
Christopher Collier
Vamos entender corretamente a sociedade civil: ONGs, Estado e teoria política
Alan Whaites
Despolitizando o desenvolvimento: os usos e abusos da participação
Sarah C. White
São todos iguais? A implementação do Desenvolvimento Humano Sustentável pela ActionAid e pelo Programa de Desenvolvimento da ONU
Lilly Nicholls
Fortalecendo a sociedade civil: pesquisa sobre ação participativa em um estado militarizado
Amina Mama
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