RT Article
T1 Christian and Islamic non-governmental organisations in contemporary Africa
JF Journal of religion in Africa
VO 32
IS 1
SP 4
OP 109
A2 Bornstein, Erica 1963-
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2002
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1642858765
AB (...) In the face of shrinking welfare provision in so many African states, prompted by World Bank ordained economic liberalisation policies, NGOs can now exert an enormous influence, given their, often, considerable resources. Moreover, their significance has been enhanced by the growing tendency within western governments to channel aid through agencies in civil society, rather than through the institutions of African states, which have often proved far from impact complex and multi-faceted. Religious NGOs can be Christian or Muslim, international or local. ( ... ) Whatever the type, they are run by a floating cohort of professional development workers, African and Western, who have at their disposal a wealth of ideologies amd knowledge systems. ( ... ) In some respects foreign Christian NGOs represent the latest permutation of the missionary encounter with Africa, raising once again, questions about western economic and cultural imperialism. ( ... )(J Relig Afr/DÜI)
K1 Nichtstaatliche Organisation
K1 Religion
K1 Kirche
K1 Islam
K1 Religiöse Gemeinschaft
K1 Personenvereinigung
K1 Bedeutung
K1 Rolle
K1 Entwicklungshilfe
K1 Nichtstaatliche internationale Organisation
K1 Kultur
K1 Überlegenheit
K1 Abhängigkeit
K1 Religionsgemeinschaft
K1 Staat
K1 Subsaharisches Afrika
K1 Simbabwe
K1 Kenia
K1 Senegal