Against Ngos - A Critical Perspective on Civil Society, Management and Development

Interpretative history of development and management studies that explains how non-governmental actors acquired prominence as private actors offering market-based solutions.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Twinning Development and Management from a Critical Perspective; 2. Colonial Development and Early Management; 3. Modernization Theory and Modernist Management; 4. Dependency Theory and an Alternative Technocracy; 5. High Management; 6. The Washington Consensus and Financialization; 7. Moving past the Washington Consensus; 8. Conclusion: Possibilities of Emancipation.

About the author

Nidhi Srinivas studies global intersections of management studies, philosophy, and justice in terms of critique, efficacy, and empowerment. He has researched a variety of civil society organizations and their management settings, including in India, Brazil, Mexico, and China. He is Associate Professor of Management at The New School, New York.

Summary

Presents an interpretative history of development and management studies and explains how non-governmental actors gradually acquired prominence as unique private actors capable of expert market-based solutions. It cautions against dismissing such actors but keeps a critical eye on their claims of expertise and representation.

Foreword

Interpretative history of development and management studies that explains how non-governmental actors acquired prominence as private actors offering market-based solutions.

Product details

• Authors: Nidhi Srinivas, Nidhi (New School University Srinivas, Srinivas Nidhi
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781108840385
• ISBN: 978-1-108-84038-5
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, Organizational theory & behaviour, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Management & management techniques, Non-profitmaking organizations, Development economics & emerging economies, Organizational theory and behaviour, Management and management techniques, Development economics and emerging economies