| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 257 pages) |
| Contents |
Rights and responsibilities in the political landscape of NGO accountability / Lisa Jordan and Peter van Tuijl -- Accountability of non-governmental organizations in global governance / Steve Charnovitz -- Civil society, representation and accountability / Enrique Peruzzotti -- The limits and risks of regulation / Patricia Armstrong -- Issues in legislation for NGOs in Uganda / Jassy B. Kwesiga and Harriet Namisi -- NGO accountability and the Philippine council for NGO certification / Stephen Golub -- The donor accountability agenda / Jem Bendell and Phyllida Cox -- NGO governance in China / Kang Xiaoguang and Feng Li -- NGO governance and accountability in Indonesia / Hans Antlöv, Rustam Ibrahim and Peter van Tuijl -- Chameleons and accountability / Sarah Okwaare and Jennifer Chapman -- NGO accountability and the humanitarian accountability partnership / Agnes Callamard -- Addressing accountability at the global level / Hetty Kovach -- On trying to do good well / Juliette Majot |
| Summary |
'Credible and effective accountability is quite simply a pre-condition for NGOs' continued historical significance as global and local agents of change. Prepared by informed and yet critical insiders this book faces this reality unflinchingly whilst illuminating its real-life complexities and implications in today's daunting political context.' Simon Zadek Chief Executive AccountAbility and author of The Civil Corporation 'This collection breaks out of the straitjacketed thinking that characterizes much of the accountability discussion today. Rather than treating NGO accountability as a techno |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-242) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Non-governmental organizations.
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Organizations
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration.
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Non-governmental organizations
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Niet-gouvernementele organisaties.
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Verantwoordingsplicht.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jordan, Lisa, 1964-
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Tuijl, Peter van
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| LC no. |
2006013772 |
| ISBN |
9781849772099 |
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1849772096 |
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9781136560439 |
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1136560432 |
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1429412216 |
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9781429412216 |
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9781280674556 |
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1280674555 |
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9781136560385 |
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1136560386 |
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9781136560422 |
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1136560424 |
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