NGOs and International Bodies (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards

Private orgs independent from govt control (economically & politically)

Relief/aid, community dev, systems dev, people's movements

Oxfam, Save the Children, Red Cross

From emergency response to sustainable development

Better comms, public awareness, increased govt funding

Loans to countries in financial difficulty + economic advice to govts

Grants/loans for infrastructure in developing countries

Structural Adjustment Programmes - free-market conditions attached to IMF/World Bank loans

Deregulation, privatisation, devaluation, spending cuts, export focus

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers - replaced SAPs, greater local ownership of development

Increased poverty, poor services, corruption, environmental damage, social unrest

Wrote off debts of 18 poorest developing countries

Tax revenue, technology transfer, employment, skills development