Mallaby, Sebastian,
NGOs: Fighting Poverty, Hurting the Poor. Sebastian Mallaby. - Foreign Policy, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 79, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: NGOs: Fighting Poverty, Hurting the Poor, Sept./Oct. 2004; pp. 50-58.
"The war against poverty is threatened by friendly fire. A swarm of media-savvy Western activists has descended upon aid agencies, staging protests to block projects that allegedly exploit the developing world. The protests serve professional agitators by keeping their pet causes in the headlines. But they do not always serve the millions of people who live without clean water or electricity." (FOREIGN POLICY) This article discusses how protests against NGOs affect the people who depend on these entities for aid.
1522-3221;
World Bank
Dams--Environmental aspects
Exploitation
Non-governmental organizations
Poor--Developing countries
Poverty
Social action
Tibet--Social conditions
Uganda--Economic conditions
AC1.S5
050
NGOs: Fighting Poverty, Hurting the Poor. Sebastian Mallaby. - Foreign Policy, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 79, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: NGOs: Fighting Poverty, Hurting the Poor, Sept./Oct. 2004; pp. 50-58.
"The war against poverty is threatened by friendly fire. A swarm of media-savvy Western activists has descended upon aid agencies, staging protests to block projects that allegedly exploit the developing world. The protests serve professional agitators by keeping their pet causes in the headlines. But they do not always serve the millions of people who live without clean water or electricity." (FOREIGN POLICY) This article discusses how protests against NGOs affect the people who depend on these entities for aid.
1522-3221;
World Bank
Dams--Environmental aspects
Exploitation
Non-governmental organizations
Poor--Developing countries
Poverty
Social action
Tibet--Social conditions
Uganda--Economic conditions
AC1.S5
050