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Governments, Ngos and Agricultural Development: Perspectives on Changing Inter-Organisational Relationships

Document Type

Article

Abstract

There are divergent interests in involving NGOs in public sector programmes of agricultural development. Some commentators seek to foster popular participation through such involvement, while others view it largely within the logic of public sector cutbacks. Using material primarily from Latin America, and also from Africa and Asia, the potential gains and risks inherent in a range of NGO-government relationships are considered. Strengths and weaknesses in NGO development strategies and practice are reviewed, and potential public sector contributions discussed. While closer relationships between NGOs and governments seem likely to emerge in the context of current public sector reform, the form these relationships will assume is less clear and will probably be highly diverse. © 1993, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

Publication Title

The Journal of Development Studies

Publication Date

1-1-1993

Volume

29

Issue

2

First Page

199

Last Page

219

ISSN

0022-0388

DOI

10.1080/00220389308422270

Keywords

agricultural policy

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