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008 110926s2012 enka b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011040407
020 $a9781107018044 (hbk.)
020 $a9781107651692 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aJZ4841$b.C73 2012
082 00 $a172/.4$223
084 $aPOL011000$2bisacsh
245 04 $aThe credibility of transnational NGOs :$bwhen virtue is not enough /$c[edited by] Peter A. Gourevitch, David A. Lake, Janice Gross Stein.
246 3 $aCredibility of transnational non-governmental organizations
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2012.
300 $ax, 234p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
520 $a"We rely on NGOs to monitor the ethical practices of governments and for-profit firms and to undertake many humanitarian tasks that public and private actors will not do. While we are critical of public and private sector failures, we do not reflect enough on the credibility of the NGOs which take their place. Can we be sure that products NGOs label as child-labor free are in fact so, that the coffee labeled as 'fair trade' is farmed in sustainable ways, or that the working conditions monitored by NGOs are safe and that the wages are reasonable? Can we know that humanitarian organizations are, in fact, using our donations to alleviate human suffering rather than pursuing other goals? This book explores the problems of establishing the credibility of NGO activities as they monitor working conditions, human rights and elections and provide finance through microcredit institutions, development aid and emergency assistance"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Beyond virtue: evaluating and enhancing the credibility of non-governmental organizations Peter A. Gourevitch and David A. Lake; Part I. Monitoring NGOs: 2. Why believe international election monitors? Susan D. Hyde; 3. Credible certification of child labor free production Irfan Nooruddin and Sarah Wilson Sokhey; 4. Becoming a household name: how human rights NGOs establish credibility through organizational structure Wendy H. Wong; Part II. Humanitarian NGOs: 5. Dilemmas of information and accountability: foreign aid donors and local development NGOs Carew Boulding; 6. In defense of virtue: credibility, legitimacy dilemmas, and the case of Islamic relief Laura Thaut, Michael Barnett and Janice Gross Stein; 7. Monitoring repayment in online peer-to-peer lending Craig McIntosh; Conclusion; 8. Credibility and compromises Peter A. Gourevitch and David A. Lake.
650 0 $aNon-governmental organizations$xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aGourevitch, Peter Alexis.
700 1 $aLake, David A.,$d1956-
700 1 $aStein, Janice Gross.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/18044/cover/9781107018044.jpg