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AA / International- internationaal --- 338.340 --- 321.2 --- Algemene ontwikkeling in de Derde Wereld. --- Economisch beleid van de overheid. --- Civil society --- International cooperation --- Economic development --- Société civile --- Coopération internationale --- Développement économique --- Congresses --- Congrès --- Algemene ontwikkeling in de Derde Wereld --- Economisch beleid van de overheid

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This collection of studies of public attitudes to development co-operation in OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Member countries demonstrates that the concept of "aid fatigue" is misplaced. A serious lack of adequate knowledge about development co-operation, however, is also revealed. The opinions of policy makers are, therefore, overwhelmingly important and development education efforts should be specifically addressed to them. The book also demonstrates that the role of NGOs is important in general development education. Not only do these organisations mobilise their members in the development field, but their activities create a fund of information within their societies. Remarkable progress by both governments and NGOs has been made during the 1990s in improving co-operation domestically and in operational development activities in the field. Most DAC Member countries have significantly increased the involvement of NGOs in their development efforts, and most NGOs have become increasingly effective in their work. The editors conclude that NGOs and governments both need to work towards more and better public and political-level understanding of development efforts. This will require a wide range of complementary activities, some of which are best undertaken by NGOs, and others by government agencies.

Development aid. Development cooperation --- Sociology of culture --- Economic assistance, Canadian --- International cooperation --- 339.96 --- Cooperation, International --- Global governance --- Institutions, International --- Interdependence of nations --- International institutions --- World order --- Cooperation --- International relations --- International organization --- Canadian economic assistance --- 339.96 Ontwikkelingshulp. Ontwikkelingssamenwerking. Ontwikkelingsproblematiek --- Ontwikkelingshulp. Ontwikkelingssamenwerking. Ontwikkelingsproblematiek --- Public opinion --- Public opinion. --- Economic assistance --- Coopération internationale --- Aide économique --- Opinion publique --- Development --- Economic History --- Business & Economics --- Economic development --- Development, Economic --- Economic growth --- Growth, Economic --- Economic policy --- Economics --- Statics and dynamics (Social sciences) --- Development economics --- Resource curse

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Interest in the concept of civil society has undergone a remarkable renaissance in the 1990s. It is currrently seen as a potential tool to overcome some of the main theoretical and political stalemates. But what exactly does the concept of civil society mean ? Can civil society really be a counterweight to governments which have become too remote from their people ? The Western concept of what constitutes civil society may well have to be adjusted when applied to developing economies where different cultural forces and values come into play. This book takes up the challenge of defining civil society's role in furthering developmental objectives within the context of developing societies themselves. It compares the activities and attitudes of different elements of civil society within the development process, and suggests ways in which they could be made more effective. It also shows that governments should not try to replace their own development activities with those of civil society.

Development --- Civil society --- Economic development --- International cooperation --- Internationalism --- International economic integration --- Democratization --- Liberalism --- Political Science --- Law, Politics & Government --- Political Theory of the State --- Congresses --- Société civile --- Coopération internationale --- Développement économique --- Congrès