The multi-image development NGO: An agent of the new imperialism?

Tembo, Fletcher

doi:10.1080/0961452032000166456

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“…Nevertheless, NGOs are not universally acclaimed. They have been accused of being 'Janus-like' organisations exhibiting 'mushroom growth' (Turner & Hulme, 1997); continuing the missionary tradition and being handmaidens of capitalist change (Temple, 1997); showing scanty evidence of superior long-term performance (1993;Vivian & Maseko, 1994); being resource brokers rather than change agents (Pearce, 2006); providing palliatives to poverty rather than precipitating significant structural change (Tembo, 2003;Wright, 2012); serving so many of the divergent vested interests that fundamental development problems are denied (Rahmani, 2012;Wright, 2012); and drifting from their original mission and even into financial corruption (Gibelman & Gelman, 2004;Townsend & Townsend, 2004). Independent information on NGOs' practices and whether beliefs underpinning their rapid growth are justified is lacking (Jordan & Van Tuijl, 2000).…”

Section: The Rise Of Non-governmental Organisations: Accountability Tmentioning

confidence: 99%

Globalisation, accounting and developing countries

Hopper

Lassou

Soobaroyen

2017

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

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Accounting is an instrument and an object in globalisation but its impact and manifestation is not uniform across Northern developed countries and Southern developing countries (DCs). This paper reviews contributions on globalisation and its influence on accounting in DCs, and identifies important research gaps. It examines the role of accounting in changing development policies, from state capitalism through neo-liberal market-based to good-governance policies. It then considers specific accounting issues, namely the diffusion of International Accounting Standards (now International Financial Reporting Standards) and how they promote global neo-liberalism; the development of the accounting profession in DCs in the face of competition from Northern global accounting firms and professional associations; accounting issues in state-owned organisations, and privatised and multinational corporations; government accounting reforms and the resurrection of the state in DCs; social and environmental accounting issues; and the rise of non-governmental organisations and their accounting and accountability. The discussion and conclusions reflect on achievements to date and important areas requiring further development.

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Section: The Rise Of Non-governmental Organisations: Accountability Tmentioning

confidence: 99%

Globalisation, accounting and developing countries

Hopper

Lassou

Soobaroyen

2017

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

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357

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“…Inclusion of civil society, even if tokenistic, is critical to the government's policy-making processes and its own access to resources (Pearce 2000;Hearn 2001;Nyamugasira and Rowden, 2002;Power 2003;Abrahamsen 2000;Craig and Porter 2005;Tembo 2003). According to Fowler, partnerships are premised on the assumption that the 'state, market and third sector can apparently be persuaded or induced to perform in consort' (Fowler 2000: 5) in other words, inclusive neo-liberalism (Craig and Porter 2005) -and on building social capital (Power 2003).…”

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“…One way of doing this is to label the gender-focused NGOs as 'foreign' and 'elitist', thus undermining their identity and status and seeking to de-link them from the broader civil society. It may accuse NGOs of failing as 'representatives of the people', claiming that they are designed for the self-aggrandisement of narrow-minded elites (Pearce 2000) or even agents of imperialism (Tembo 2003). For example, in a letter to the Minister of Constitutional Affaris, the President said that he had .…”

Section: De-legitimising Gender-focused Ngo Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Relations between gender-focused NGOs, advocacy work, and government: a Ugandan case study

Nabacwa¹

2010

Development in Practice

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Relations between the Ugandan government and NGOs engaged in gender-focused NGO advocacy tend to keep NGOs visibly engaged but do not necessarily alter the status of poor women. These relations manifest themselves in government advising NGO advocacy work; sympathising with the NGOs; co-opting NGOs and individuals; publicising gender issues; and de-legitimising gender-focused NGO activities. The article links these phenomena to the government's wish to appear receptive to the concerns of civil-society organisations, of which NGOs are a major component. This is important to its image in the international aid community, where it projects itself as generally democratic and supportive of good governance.Rapports entre les ONG et les gouvernements axés sur le genre et les activités de plaidoyer : étude de cas de l'Ouganda Cet article soutient que les rapports entre les gouvernements et les ONG en Ouganda à travers les travaux axés sur le genre ont tendance à maintenir les ONG visiblement mobilisées, mais pas forcément à modifier le statu quo en faveur des femmes pauvres. Ces rapports se manifestent, dans les actions gouvernementales, sous la forme de conseils dispensés aux ONG concernant leur travail de plaidoyer, de comportements de compassion à l'égard des ONG, de la cooptation d'ONG et de particuliers, d'activités visant à faire parler de la problématique du genre et de la délégitimation les activités des ONG axées sur le genre. Cet article relie ces phénomènes au souhait du gouvernement d'être perçu comme réceptif aux préoccupations des organisations de la société civile, dont les ONG sont un élément important. Cela est important pour l'auto-image du gouvernement par rapport à la communauté internationale, face à laquelle il se présente comme généralement démocratique et en faveur de la bonne gouvernance afin d'attirer l'aide étrangère.Relações entre ONGs focalizadas na questão de gênero e governo, e o trabalho de advocacy das ONGs: um estudo de caso de Uganda Este artigo argumenta que as relações entre o governo e as ONGs em Uganda através do trabalho de advocacy de ONGs focalizadas em gênero tendem a manter as ONGs visivelmente engajadas mas não necessariamente alterando o status quo em favor das mulheres pobres. Essas relações manifestam-se em ações governamentais que incluem orientar ONGs em seu trabalho de advocacy; ter boas relações com as ONGs; cooptar ONGs e indivíduos; chamar atenção para VIEWPOINT Downloaded by [McGill University Library] at 13:23 13 December 2014 as questões de gênero; e relegitimar as atividades de ONGs focalizadas na questão de gênero. O artigo faz a ligação destes fenômenos com a vontade do governo de ser visto como receptivo às preocupações das organizações da sociedade civil, das quais as ONGs são um grande componente. Isto é importante para a auto-imagem do governo vis-à-vis com a comunidade internacional, onde ele se projeta geralmente como democrático e apoiador da boa governança para atrair ajuda estrangeira.Las relaciones entre el gobierno y las ONG basadas en el género, y el ...

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“…In an African context, Kasfir (1998), Tembo (2003, and Mohan and Stokke (2007) have all challenged these rather benign and liberal interpretations of global civil society, and drawn attention to how donor civil society programmes and international NGO support can often be harmful to indigenous democratic formations. Harrison (2004) has also noted how the proliferation of NGO networks in these countries has been implicitly tied into post-conditionality forms of donor control which focus on 'governance' reform, i.e.…”

Section: Global Civil Society and Post-colonial Societiesmentioning

confidence: 97%

Consenting to ‘Heaven’: The Millennium Development Goals, Neo-liberal Governance and Global Civil Society in Malawi

Gabay

2011

Globalizations

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The multi-image development NGO: An agent of the new imperialism?

Cited by 18 publications

References 4 publications

Globalisation, accounting and developing countries

Globalisation, accounting and developing countries

Relations between gender-focused NGOs, advocacy work, and government: a Ugandan case study

Consenting to ‘Heaven’: The Millennium Development Goals, Neo-liberal Governance and Global Civil Society in Malawi

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