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The Scope Of Ngos And Development Programme Design: Application To Problems Of Multidimensional Poverty

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  • Paul Collins
  • Pan Suk Kim
  • Stephen C. Smith

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SUMMARY In this study, basic questions concerning the scope and structure of organisations working on development and poverty activities are addressed. Under what conditions is work on many or few poverty problems by a single organisation warranted? Moreover, for a given organisational scope, how many issues and in what combinations are best in a specific programme? How are these choices related? How does ‘inheriting’ an organisational structure, that is difficult (very costly) to change, influence choices concerning programme type? The application of the economics of organisation yields useful insights into non‐governmental organisation (NGO) structure and activities, revealing opposing forces that may lead NGOs to diversify either excessively, or inadequately. NGOs working in the poverty field are a natural focus for this research because poverty is a multidimensional problem with potential (or contingent) complementarities across dimensions. Perspectives on activity choices such as child sponsorship and microfinance emerge from this broader context. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Paul Collins & Pan Suk Kim & Stephen C. Smith, 2012. "The Scope Of Ngos And Development Programme Design: Application To Problems Of Multidimensional Poverty," Public Administration & Development, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 32(4-5), pages 357-370, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:padxxx:v:32:y:2012:i:4-5:p:357-370
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    JEL classification:

    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • L31 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Nonprofit Institutions; NGOs; Social Entrepreneurship
    • D20 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - General

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