NGO Accountability: Politics, Principles and InnovationsLisa Jordan, Peter van Tuijl Earthscan, 2006 - 257 pages *NGOs are under fire for being "unaccountable" to anyone; this is the first book to tackle fully the politics, pitfalls, and benefits of NGO accountability* Offers the world?'s hundreds of thousands of NGOs principles and innovative solutions for assessing and developing viable accountability*Input and cases studies from NGOs such as Action Aid, and from every part of the globe including China, Indonesia, Latin America, and AfricaAs the fastest growing segment of civil society, as well as featuring prominently in the global political arena, NGOs are under fire for being "unaccountable." But who do NGOs actually represent? Who should they be accountable to and how? This book provides the first comprehensive examination of the issues and politics of NGO accountability and governance across all sectors internationally. It offers an assessment of the key technical tools available including legal accountability, certification, and donor-based accountability regimes, and questions whether these are appropriate and viable options or attempts to "rollback" NGOs to a more one-dimensional function as organizers of national and global charity. In the spirit of moving towards greater, real accountability the book looks in detail at innovations that have developed from within NGOs and offers new approaches and flexible frameworks that enable accountability to become a reality for all parties worldwide. |
Contents
Accountability of NonGovernmental Organizations in Global | 21 |
Restating Current | 43 |
Issues in Legislation for NGOs in Uganda | 81 |
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NGO Accountability: Politics, Principles and Innovations Lisa Jordan,Peter van Tuijl Limited preview - 2012 |
NGO Accountability: Politics, Principles and Innovations Lisa Jordan,Peter van Tuijl Limited preview - 2006 |
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AAIU accountability mechanisms ActionAid actors affected agencies Amnesty International approach beneficiaries Board Bujagali Cambodia certification challenge chapter civic organizations civil society organizations concerns constituencies corporate Council countries critical dams debate decision-making democracy democratic accountability donations donors Draft Handbook engagement ensure established evaluation example external foundations freedom of association funding global GONGOs groups HAP-I human rights Humanitarian Accountability ICDRP IFRC implementation individuals Indonesian Indonesian NGOs influence INGOs institutions interest international NGOs issues legitimacy ment monitoring networks NGO accountability NGO activities NGO sector non-governmental Non-Governmental Organizations NPOs operations organizational Oxfam International paralegals participation partners PCNC Philippine political practice principles programme promote question regulation representative representative democracy responsibilities role social movements Soeharto staff stakeholders standards structure tion TOURISM CONCERN transparency Uganda World Bank yayasan
References to this book
Transnational Activism in the UN and the EU: A Comparative Study Jutta M. Joachim,Birgit Locher No preview available - 2009 |