Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)

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This paper discusses the article by S. Akbar Zaidi, which was published in the Journal of International Development. A short summary of the article is presented, and then a discussion of more general issues connected to the paper is provided. It explains the main argument of the article, which suggests that one of the reasons why non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were considered to be a part of the alternative development paradigm was because the state, its institutions, and public policies, were unable to address a host of issues regarding underdevelopment.

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"However, in recent years, the halo of saintliness around NGOs has almost disappeared, and there is wide acknowledgment of the inability of NGOs to deliver what was expected from them (Zaidi, 1999). The paper by Zaidi analyzes the shortcomings of NGOs and the reasons and causes for their failure, suggesting that there is a need to bring back the state into development once again, with an emphasis on reforming the nature of the state (Zaidi, 1999). Zaidi acknowledges that the state and NGOs have failed, and suggests that the only alternative is the state itself (Zaidi, 1999)."

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