New rights advocacy : changing strategies of development and human rights NGOs /
After World War II dozens of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) emerged on the global scene, committed to improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable people. Some focused on protecting human rights; some were dedicated to development, aimed at satisfying basic economic needs. Both app...
| Основен автор: | Nelson, Paul J., 1956- |
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| Други автори: | Dorsey, Ellen. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Washington, D.C. :
Georgetown University Press,
2008.
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| Серия: |
Advancing human rights series.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=228432 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
New rights advocacy. |
| Резюме: |
After World War II dozens of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) emerged on the global scene, committed to improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable people. Some focused on protecting human rights; some were dedicated to development, aimed at satisfying basic economic needs. Both approaches had distinctive methods, missions, and emphases. In the 1980s and 90s, however, the dividing line began to blur. In the first book to track the growing intersection and even overlap of human rights and development NGOs, Paul Nelson and Ellen Dorsey introduce a concept they call new rights advocacy. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (x, 222 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-205) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781435648722 1435648722 9781589013810 1589013816 |