Ngos As Advocates for Development in a Globalising World

Historically, western NGOs have acted primarily at the local scale, supporting project work in '¬~developing' nations. However, in the last decade,resources have been increasingly devoted to advocacy campaigns directed at global actors such as multilateral banks and multinational corporations. In doing so, NGOs have themselves globalized in order to maximize their impact.This innovativebook traces the reasons for these changes, describing the historical shift in the focus of NGO advocacy activities. It discusses the strengths, limitations and impacts of NGO advocacy at different scales '¬" the local, regional and the global - and presents detailed, empirical data.Advocacy has had mixed success and the reasons for this, and the strengths and weaknesses of it as a development strategy are examined here fully. Interdisciplinary in nature, this book will appeal to academics, students and development practitioners.Rugendyke, Barbara is the author of 'Ngos As Advocates for Development in a Globalising World ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415395311 and ISBN 0415395313.