Aid from International NGOs : blind spots on the aid allocation map /

Koch, Dirk-Jan.

Aid from International NGOs : blind spots on the aid allocation map / Dirk-Jan Koch. - London : Routledge, c2009. - xv, 224 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Routledge studies in development economics ; 70 . - Routledge studies in development economics ; 70. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-218) and index.

1. Introduction -- pt. I. Mapping and testing potential determinants of geographic choices of international NGOs -- 2. What determines geographic choices of NGOs? An exploration -- 3. Geographic decisions of Dutch NGOs: myths and realities -- pt. II. Explaining the geographic concentration of international NGOs -- 4. concentration of NGOs: an evolutionary economic geography approach -- 5. Do country images affect the concentration of NGOs? -- 6. Back donors' influence on concentration: marketization or slipstream? -- pt. III. Analysing the implications of the geographic choices of international NGOs -- 7. Consequences of concentration of NGOs: does it affect cooperation? -- 8. Implications of the research findings.

9780415486477 (hbk.)


Economic assistance--Developing countries.
Economic development--Developing countries.
Non-governmental organizations.
Economic assistance.
Economic development.
Non-governmental organizations.
Niet-gouvernementele organisaties.
Ruimtelijke concentratie.
Nichtstaatliche Organisation.
Entwicklungshilfe.


Developing countries.

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