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How Successful Transnational Non-governmental Organizations Set Themselves up for Failure on the Ground

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This paper examines transnational non-governmental organization (TNGO) influence on global, national, or local policy arenas, as well as how a TNGO’s actions in one arena might aid or encumber its effectiveness in another. It expands Steinberg’s spheres of influence framework (2001, 2003) to create a new capacity typology. Through examining Conservation International’s work in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, this paper demonstrates the “paradox of global capacity”: a phenomenon where a TNGO prioritizes certain capacities that paradoxically grant it access to work at the local level while impeding its efforts to create lasting change there.

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  • Balboa, Cristina M., 2014. "How Successful Transnational Non-governmental Organizations Set Themselves up for Failure on the Ground," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 273-287.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:54:y:2014:i:c:p:273-287
    DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.09.001
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