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Record Nr.

UNINA9910170979503321

Autore

Aubrey Lisa Marie <1961->

Titolo

The politics of development cooperation : NGOs, gender and partnership in Kenya / / Lisa Aubrey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1997

ISBN

1-134-74525-7

1-134-74526-5

1-280-06980-5

0-585-45251-2

0-203-44230-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in development and society ; ; 4

Disciplina

338.9

Soggetti

Economic development - International cooperation

Women in development - Kenya

Non-governmental organizations - Kenya

Kenya Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-228) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Acronyms; INTRODUCTION; BRIDGING LITERATURE GAPS: FRAMING THE PROBLEM OF THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION; THE EVOLUTION OF MYWO FROM 1952 TO 1992; A CHANGING RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AMID POLITICAL VOLATILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL UNCERTAINTY AND A CULTURE OF FEAR AND SILENCE; RESEARCH FINDINGS: A BARRAGE OF CONTRADICTIONS; THE WEB OF DECEIT: GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT CAUGHT?; Hypotheses; Sub-hypotheses; Key variables and their definitions; Survey instrument: list of open-ended questions; Foreign donors

Kenyan government ministriesNotes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on Kenya, and in particular on Maendeleo Ya Wanawake (MYWO), this book examines politics of inter-organizational development co-operation, examining issues of power, autonomy, and dependence.