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NGOs and Civil Society
Haslam, Untying Aid and the NGO Co-financing Budget Line (Oct 2004)
Submitted by sz on Fri, 10/08/2004 - 22:28. NGOs and Civil SocietyHaslam, Dominic. „Untying Aid and the NGO Co-financing Budget Line.“ Bond (October 2004).
UN Secretary-General Releases Draft of Response to Cardoso-Panel Report (Sept 2004)
Submitted by sz on Tue, 09/28/2004 - 10:55. NGOs and Civil Society[via Kouraich Jaouahdou, United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Office
CONGO Comments on Cardoso-Panel (July 2004)
Submitted by sz on Sun, 09/05/2004 - 12:30. NGOs and Civil SocietySee http://www.ngocongo.org/ngonew/LetteronCardosoPanel0804.htm> for full letter, sz
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Kessler, Reinventing US Foreign Aid at Millennium Challenge Corp. (Aug 2004)
Submitted by sz on Sun, 09/05/2004 - 12:14. NGOs and Civil SocietyKessler, Glenn. "Reinventing US Foreign Aid at Millennium Challenge Corp." Washington Post (10 Aug 2004). http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/develop/oda/2004/usaid.htm>. Also see http://www.mca.gov/>. Note that Kessler describes the Heritage Foundation http://www.heritage.org/>, known for its tremendous influence on US (foreign) policy, as one of the 'independent' groups on whose data country assessments are based, sz
Deen, UN Plans to Boost NGOs Come Under Scrutiny (June 2004)
Submitted by sz on Mon, 08/30/2004 - 08:31. NGOs and Civil SocietyFor more responses to the 2004 report by the Cardoso-Panel, see http://www.globalpolicy.org/reform/initiatives/panelindex.htm>, sz
Foley, Why the politicisation of aid can be deadly (Aug 2004)
Submitted by sz on Fri, 08/27/2004 - 09:49. NGOs and Civil SocietyFoley, Conor. “Why the politicisation of aid can be deadly.” The Age (27 Aug 2004). http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/26/1093456745082.html>
Muchena, NGOs Have Critical Role to Play in Development (Aug 2004)
Submitted by sz on Fri, 08/27/2004 - 09:44. NGOs and Civil SocietyMuchena writes: “The talk [by the gov’t of Zimbabwe] that NGOs need to be accountable, to respect their constitution, submit work plans to a council appointed by a minister and the thought that this will improve efficiency and transparency in the sector is as insincere as it is false.” Suggests that the – legitimate - call for accountability is easily turned into an anti-NGO mechanism by states. See http://www.kubatana.net/> for more on this controversy, sz
Waterman, Trade Unions, NGOs and Global Social Justice (Aug 2004)
Submitted by sz on Wed, 08/25/2004 - 07:59. NGOs and Civil SocietyWaterman, Peter. "Trade Unions, NGOs and Global Social Justice: Another Tale to Tell." A Review of Deborah Eade and Alan Leather (eds). 2004. 'Trade Union and NGO Relations in Development and Social Justice', Development in Practice, Vol. 14, Nos 1-2, pp. 5-285. http://www.choike.org/documentos/waterman_.pdf>
Zimbabwe: Gov't Defends Controversial NGO Bill (Aug 2004)
Submitted by sz on Tue, 08/24/2004 - 08:29. NGOs and Civil Society"Zimbabwe: Govt Defends Controversial NGO Bill." UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (23 Aug 2004). http://www.irinnews.org/>
Larose, Transnational Civil Society, NGOs and the Global Trading System (June 2004)
Submitted by sz on Wed, 08/04/2004 - 09:09. NGOs and Civil SocietyLarose, Chalmers. "Grasping at Political Influence: Transnational Civil Society, Non Governmental Organisations and the Global Trading System." Annual Congress of the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA), Winnipeg, Manitoba (3-5 June 2004). http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/papers-2004/Larose.pdf>