The politics of development cooperation
Subtitle: NGOs, gender and partnership in Kenya
By: Lisa Aubrey.
Series: Routledge studies in development and society ;; 4
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1997
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Economic development -- International cooperation -- Case studies.; Women in economic development -- Kenya.; Non-governmental organizations -- Kenya.; Kenya -- Economic policy.
Description: The Politics of Development Cooperation interrogates the politics of inter-organizational development cooperation, examining issues of power, autonomy, and dependence. Focusing on Kenya and in particular on Maendeleo Ya Wanawake (MYWO), the largest national women's organization, and its partners in its relational environment, this book probes the relationships between foreign donors, grassroots development organizations and governments.

Aubrey examines whether it is possible for the North and the developing world to be engaged in genuine development partnerships, the influence resource contributions, financial and technical, have on agenda formulation and compromises, and whether organizations such as MYWO are truly NGOs, as they claim to be, or whether they remain an extension of the state exploited by patriarchal party politics.

Gender is central to the analysis of this book, with issues reflecting and reintroducing the politics of unequal resources in development cooperative partnerships. Differences in status among women are also systematically examined because the politics of development affect elite and grassroots women differently.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-228) and index.