The Political Economy of Ngos: State Formation in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

by Fernando, Jude L.
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ISBN: 9780745321714
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Jude L. Fernando explores the paradoxical relationship between NGOs and capitalism, showing that supposedly progressive organisations often promote essentially the same policies and ideas as existing governments.

The book examines how a diverse group of NGOs have shaped state formation in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It argues that, rather than influencing state formation for the better, NGOs have been integrated into the capitalist system and their language adopted to give traditional exploitative social relations a transformative appearance.

This enlightening study will give pause to those who see NGOs as drivers of true social change and will encourage students of development studies to make a deeper analysis of state formation.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Fernando, Jude L.
  • ISBN: 9780745321714
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.40 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 338
  • Publication Year: 2011
Language: English

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