ISBN 9781107018044 | 1107018048 Textbooks - "The Credibility of Transnational NGOs When Virtue is Not Enough" by Gourevitch Peter A Editor Lake David A Editor Stein Janice Gross Editor

Authors: Gourevitch - Peter A. (Editor) / Lake - David A. (Editor) / Stein - Janice Gross (Editor)
ISBN 10: 1107018048
ISBN 13: 9781107018044
Edition: 1
Release: February 27, 2012
Format: Hardcover (246 pages)
List Price: $95.00
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Tags: Nonfiction, Politics,

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We rely on NGOs to monitor the ethical practices of governments and for-profit firms and to undertake many humanitarian tasks that public and private actors will not do. While we are critical of public and private sector failures, we do not reflect enough on the credibility of the NGOs which take their place. Can we be sure that products NGOs label as child-labor free are in fact so, that the coffee labeled as 'fair trade' is farmed in sustainable ways, or that the working conditions monitored by NGOs are safe and that the wages are reasonable? Can we know that humanitarian organizations are, in fact, using our donations to alleviate human suffering rather than pursuing other goals? This book explores the problems of establishing the credibility of NGO activities as they monitor working conditions, human rights and elections and provide finance through microcredit institutions, development aid and emergency assistance.

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The Credibility of Transnational NGOs: When Virtue is Not Enough