The Politics Of Ngos In Southeast Asia

Download or read book The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia written by Gerard Clarke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-17 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia traces the history of the emergence of NGOs in the Philippines and southeast Asia and the political factors which encouraged this. The main focus is on the period from the mid-1990s when NGOs first became a notable force in the region. It documents the complex relations between NGOs and other political actors including the state, organised religion, foreign donors, the business sector and underground insurgent groups and their impact on NGO strategy.