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Hands In The Pockets Of Mercurial Donors: How Three Theories Explain Ngo Responses To Shifting Funding Priorities, Khaldoun Abouassi
Hands In The Pockets Of Mercurial Donors: How Three Theories Explain Ngo Responses To Shifting Funding Priorities, Khaldoun Abouassi
Public Administration - Dissertations
The NGO-donor relationship has become understood as exceptionally volatile. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in developing countries rely heavily on foreign donor funding and potential over-reliance on donors becomes apparent. The research at hand concentrates on the relationship between environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international donor agencies in the local setting of a developing country. It explores the potential impact of changing funding priorities on NGO behavior and decision-making. It raises two questions: How do NGOs respond to changes in donor funding objectives? Why do NGOs react the way they do?
NGOs react to changes in the external environment in different ways …