Bibliograph

The credibility of transnational NGOs, when virtue is not enough, edited by Peter A. Gourevitch, David A. Lake, Janice Gross Stein

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Label

The credibility of transnational NGOs, when virtue is not enough, edited by Peter A. Gourevitch, David A. Lake, Janice Gross Stein

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The credibility of transnational NGOs

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

780425850

Responsibility statement

edited by Peter A. Gourevitch, David A. Lake, Janice Gross Stein

Series statement

Cambridge books online

Sub title

when virtue is not enough

Summary

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--, Provided by Publisher

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