Analysis of International Development Non-Profit Organizations

Abstract

ODA is the acronym for Official Development Assistance, otherwise known as aid. Aid is defined as resources transferred on concessional terms with the promotion of economic and welfare of developing countries as the main objective. Theories behind aid and its impact upon development have been both complex and dynamic. In the early decades aid was generally given bilaterally from one government to another in various forms, usually money from donors was invested in large scale state run projects its aim to build infrastructure and fill in the gaps which were considered to constrain development. However the criticism was directed at most forms of aid as it was argued it created a culture of dependency in the recipient states, and it created a culture of domination and exploitation of the donor states.

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ABSTRACTII

INTRODUCTION1

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES1

THEORETICAL/PHILOSOPHICAL THEMES2

Short Term vs. Long Term5

Planner vs. Searcher6

RESULTS, PRODUCTS, AND CONCLUSIONS6

WORK CITED9

Introduction

Although there is no universal agreement on what non-profit development organization's exactly are there is wide spread appreciation that in contempory society their numbers and influence have reached unprecedented levels. Today, non-profit development organizations address every conceivable issue and they operate in virtually every part of the globe. (Knapp & Jongsma1)Many important non-profit development organizations, such as those working for human rights and social justice, campaign for broad ideals while others work on an extremely localised scale. At the international level, thousands of organizations are now active. According to one estimate, some 25,000 now qualify as international non-profit development organizations and estimated 7 billion dollars is now channelled through these organisations in the form of aid. Non Government organisations have operated at some level (Hock 01)throughout history but their role as such a fundamental development agency is a relatively modern phenomenon emerging in the 1980's, but how can such a dramatic increase in influence be accounted for?

Purpose and Objectives

The intent of this paper is to prevailing a plan for examination of global expansion non-profit organizations. The objectives are to

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give instances of groups with optimistic and high consequence plan, but at reverse comes to an end of a dimension in the plan submitted in this paper;

recommend a graphic synopsis of the plan that can be employed for speedy appraisal and representation of the philosophical foundation and fashion of consequence of non-profit expansion organizations.

Theoretical/Philosophical Themes

Throughout the post war decades, there was a firm idea that the state was the primary agency for development, and this was reflected in the method of aid distribution.. With the obvious failures of many of the state led scheme's being emphasised many bilateral and multilateral agencies became less willing to transfer resources to Southern Governments. (Lewis 1) They came to be viewed as inefficient, corrupt and possibly oppressive. Furthermore throughout the 1980's there was a shift throughout the "developed" world of political thought. The collapse of communism at brought about different interpretations of which way development was to be dealt with. The Regan and Thatcher ...