Zülküf AYDIN

NGOS, STATES, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMOCRACY

ISSN: 1300-5642
Yayın Aralığı: 2
Başlangıç: 1987
Yayıncı: Ege Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi

This paper challmges the widesprea.d view in development circıes thdt ıhE role of NGos in ciıil empowerment is progressive and people centred' It argues that Neoiiberal Project's ecinomic agendı is in direct contradiction with deınocratisation and ıınderminei the organic d'evelopment of civil society' Through an examination of the relationship between NGos and Northern goveTııİnent agencies it is maintained th'at the NLP is less concemed' with development oİ 7enuıne qutonoınous deınocracies than with developing Southern compliance with its economic agendı.

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