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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其他作者: Bornstein, Erica 1963- (Other)
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語言:English
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出版: Brill 2002
In: Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2002, 卷: 32, 發布: 1, Pages: 4-109
Further subjects:B 國家
B 文化
B 協會
B 教會
B 国际非政府组织
B 非政府組織
B 宗教
B 伊斯蘭教
B 發展援助
B 角色
B 宗教團體
B Überlegenheit
B Senegal
B 意義
B Simbabwe
B Religiöse Gemeinschaft
B Kenia
B 依賴
B Subsaharisches Afrika
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總結:(...) 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)
ISSN:0022-4200
Contains:In: Journal of religion in Africa