NGOs and the Millennium Development Goals
Subtitle: citizen action to reduce poverty
By: edited by Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, Stephen C. Smith, and Hildy Teegen
Contributors: Brinkerhoff, Jennifer M., 1965-; Smith, Stephen C., 1955-; Teegen, Hildy
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781403979742
Subjects: UN Millennium Project; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- International cooperation; Non-governmental organizations -- Developing countries; Poverty -- Developing countries
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, Stephen C. Smith, and Hildy Teegen; title: The MDGs and NGO potential roles; title: Can the MDGs foster a new partnership for pro-poor policies? / Jan Vandemoortele; title: Some practical limits of the NGO role: a critical perspective / Michael Edwards; title: Beyond the "non": the strategic space for NGOs in development / Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, Stephen C. Smith, and Hildy Teegen; title: The context for achieving the MDGs; title: The enabling environment for achieving the Millennium Development Goals: government actions to support NGOs / Derick W. Brinkerhoff; title: The politics of global partnership / Martha Finnemore; title: The need for political will: a short note on the millennium campaign / Carol Welch; title: Application of the theoretical framework; title: Organizational comparative advantages of NGOs in eradicating extreme poverty and hunger: strategy for escape from poverty traps / Stephen C. Smith; title: The role of NGOs in health, education, environment, and gender: application of the theoretical framework / Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, Stephen C. Smith, and Hildy Teegen; title: Conclusions and policy implications / Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, Stephen C. Smith, and Hildy Teegen; title: Afterword. The power of social entrepreneurship / William Drayton