Facts about European NGOs Active in International Development

Facts about European NGOs Active in International Development
Author: Adèle Woods
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2000
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

This statistical analysis demonstrates that NGOs have moved out of the "amateur" world in which they were once confined into, in many cases, highly professional activities and that they have become major partners for governments in the development field.

Development Centre Studies Development is back

Development Centre Studies Development is back
Author: OECD Development Centre
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2002-10-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9264158529

The Organisation's Development Centre was founded in 1962 as one means to study and to try to confront the problems of comparative development and to relate them to experiences in the more advanced economies. This book provides a compendium of that experience.

Constructing Education for Development

Constructing Education for Development
Author: Colette Chabbott
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2013-10-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136543317

Recent research has advanced the understanding of how global processes have led to standardized ideas about modern schooling. Chabbott provides an insightful examination of how the processes of international development have effected the role of education at a global level since World War II.

World Directory of Environmental Organizations

World Directory of Environmental Organizations
Author: Thaddeus C. Trzyna
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 518
Release: 2013-10-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134204213

A reference and sourcebook to the organizations involved in environmental and resource conservation in all parts of the world and to their activities. It describes over 2000 organizations and programmes in over 200 countries, providing access to sources of information, expertise and action. A user's guide identifies who is doing what in over 50 areas, such as air quality, environmental economics, toxic materials and wildlife. There are also regional overviews, detailed analyses of the UN system, over 250 intergovernmental agencies, over 400 international NGOs, and over 1500 national organizations with full country and area listings, plus indices, a glossary and a list of landmark events.