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NGOs and the Millennium Development Goals: Citizen Action to Reduce Poverty

By Jennifer Brinkerhoff , Stephen C. Smith , Hildy Teegen

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2007
ISBN
140397974X, 9781403979742
Open Library ID
OL17228705M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
847 kB (866823 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
240\237
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-18 11:31:18

Description

This book examines the role of NGOs in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the fight to end global poverty more generally.  The MDGs arguably represent the greatest opportunity and challenge for alleviating poverty and improving quality of life globally in our time. Their achievement will require maximizing all available resources and capitalizing on all available actors. NGOs have been highlighted by governments and global leaders as an important actor, but without better understanding of their potential, roles, and challenges to their effectiveness, we are not likely to fully tap their contribution and thus will be further challenged in achieving the MDGs. This book presents and examines general NGO roles and comparative advantages, as well as roles and opportunities specific to particular MDG sectors.

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