UID:
edocfu_9958099063702883
Format:
1 online resource (161 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-136-90775-0
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1-136-90776-9
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1-282-93020-6
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9786612930201
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0-203-84272-3
Series Statement:
Routledge contemporary south asia series
Content:
By examining how NGOs operate in Southern India in the early 2000's, this book discusses the challenges faced by small, local NGOs in the uncertain times of changing aid dynamics. The key findings focus on what empowerment means for Indian women, and how NGO accountability to these groups is an important part of the empowerment being realised.The notion of community empowerment, in which the 'solidarity' of a group can be a path to individual empowerment, is discussed, as well as analysing how empowerment can be a useful concept in development. Based on case studies of 15 NGOs as wel
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction; 1 Non-governmental organizations in India; 2 The work of NGOs in India - SHGs and women's empowerment; 3 Rural NGOs; 4 Pune waste-pickers programme; 5 Measuring women's empowerment; 6 NGO accountability; 7 Conclusion; References; Index
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-53367-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-54430-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203842720
