Snakes in paradise NGOs and the aid industry in Africa

"Beginning in the 1980s, sub-Saharan Africa witnessed a veritable explosion of NGOs and CSOs engaged in efforts to develop the subcontinent. Often praised for their commitment, flexibility, close contact with grassroots movements and marginalized groups, these organizations have become the darl...

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adam_text SNAKES IN PARADISE B 368248 CONTENTS PREFACE VII ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XIX ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS XXI PARTI INTRODUCTION 1 DEVELOPMENT AND PEASANTS ASSOCIATIONS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 3 AN AFRICAN DILEMMA 3 ORGANIZATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT 13 ORGANIZATION BUILDING FROM BELOW*WHEN, WHERE, AND WHY? 31 PART II THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICAN EXPERIENCE 2 THE ESA EXPERIENCE*PART 1 49 THE WORLD THEY RE IN 49 PUBLIC DECENTRALIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND COLLECTIVE ACTION 62 3 THE ESA EXPERIENCE*PART 2 85 NGOS AND PEASANTS ASSOCIATIONS IN ESA 85 PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT - 104 PART III THE WEST AFRICAN EXPERIENCE 4 DECENTRALIZATION AND ORGANIZATIONS IN WEST AFRICA 113 MALI 116 SENEGAL 117 VI CONTENTS BURKINA FASO 120 BENIN 123 COTE D LVOIRE V - 125 GHANA . 126 NIGERIA 127 5 FARMERS ASSOCIATIONS IN WEST AFRICA 133 COOPERATIVES, PRODUCERS ORGANIZATIONS, AND FARMERS ASSOCIATIONS 133 REGIONAL COOPERATION I 160 6 INTERPRETING THE WEST AFRICAN EXPERIENCE 165 SUCCESS STORIES 165 WHY THE SUCCESSES? 166 POSSIBLE SUCCESS STORIES 169 GEOGRAPHY AND ASSOCIATIONS 174 WHAT S SO FASCINATING ABOUT COMMUNITY? 177 SUMMING UP 182 ARE WEST AFRICAN ASSOCIATIONS LEADING THE WAY? . 184 PART IV ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE 7 ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE 195 DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND POTENTIALS AMONG AFRICAN RURAL ORGANIZATIONS 195 IMPLICATIONS FOR DONORS 221 NOTES 231 REFERENCE LIST 243 INDEX 275 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 294
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