Silences in NGO Discourse

NGOs' acceptance of funding from international financial institutions and development agencies has played an unwitting role in consolidating neoliberalism in Africa and eroding the gains of independence rather than effecting positive change.

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Author	Issa G. Shivji
Publisher	Fahamu/Pambazuka
Release Date	2007-06-30
ISBN	0954563751
Pages	68 pages
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