Aid From International Ngos - Blind Spots on the Aid Allocation Map

Zusatztext "Dirk-Jan Koch has written an important book on the allocation of aid by international NGOs. In the book! he argues skillfully and provocatively that the aid given by non-governmental development agencies is concentrated on a limited number of developing countries and that their aid is not guaranteed to reach the poorest." Wil Hout! International Institute of Social Studies! The Hague Informationen zum Autor Dirk-Jan Koch has been working for the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2004. He spent three years at their Civil Society Unit and is currently based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he deals with humanitarian and development aid. Klappentext This book maps, explains and assesses the country choices of the largest international NGOs using qualitative, quantitative and experimental methods to provide a clear insight into what determines these choices. Zusammenfassung This book maps, explains and assesses the country choices of the largest international NGOs using qualitative, quantitative and experimental methods to provide a clear insight into what determines these choices. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction, Part 1: Mapping and testing determinants of geographic choices of NGOs , 2. Politics or poverty: what determines the geographic choices of NGOs, 3. Geographic choices of Dutch NGOs: myths or realities, Part 2: Explaining geographic concentration of NGOs , 4. The concentration of NGOs: an economic geography approach, 5. Do country images affect concentration of NGOs, 6. "Back donors"' influence on concentration, Part 3: Analyzing implications of geographic choices of NGOs , 7. The consequences of concentration of NGOs: does if affect cooperation?, 8. Implications of the research findings.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Dirk-Jan Koch, Dirk-Jan (Nethlands Ministry of Foreign Affa Koch, Dirk-Jan (Nethlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Koch, KOCH DIRK JAN, Koch Dirk-Jan
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 03.02.2009
• EAN: 9780415486477
• ISBN: 978-0-415-48647-7
• Pages: 224
• Thèmes: Routledge Studies in Development Economics; Routledge Studies in Developme; Routledge Studies in Development Economics
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Général, dictionnaires; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Developing Countries, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Global South / Developing countries