Christian and Islamic non-governmental organisations in contemporary Africa
(...) 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 w...
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Brill
2002
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Journal of religion in Africa
Έτος: 2002, Τόμος: 32, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 4-109 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Πολιτισμός <μοτίβο>
B Εξάρτηση (οντολογία) B Ισλάμ (μοτίβο) B Θρησκευτική κοινότητα B Ένωση προσώπων B Σημασία B Αναπτυξιακή βοήθεια B Εκκλησία (μοτίβο) B Κράτος (μοτίβο) B Senegal B Ρόλος B Simbabwe B Μη κυβερνητική οργάνωση B Διεθνής μη κυβερνητική οργάνωση B Kenia B Υπεροχή B Θρησκεία (μοτίβο) B Subsaharisches Afrika |
| Σύνοψη: | (...) 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) |
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| ISSN: | 0022-4200 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | In: Journal of religion in Africa
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