Titlebook: NGOs, Africa and the Global Order; Robert Pinkney Book 2009 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009 Africa.dem

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International NGOs: Missionaries or Imperialists?,of the arguments about the ability or willingness of INGOs to seize the initiative and tilt the balance of power in favour of what they might regard as a more just social order; and consider the contrary argument about the extent to which INGOs are either reluctant or willing collaborators in consolidating the existing distribution of power.

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Conclusion,tions, and how far have NGOs been able to reduce any subsequent democratic deficit? What are the main resources which NGOs possess for wielding political influence, and what strategies can they follow to maximise their influence?

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Introduction,h a handful of paid staff, have emerged during the past 20 years. Many demand representation at global fora to give voice to the demands of the poor and underprivileged. Such participation in politics was unheard of a generation or two ago.

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A Third Sector or a Second Preference? What is Distinctive about NGOs?,ting a ‘third sector’ assumes that the other branch of the trinity, the private sector, is also flourishing. We shall look briefly at the presence, strength or weakness of this trinity before pursuing the question of how far NGOs are able to manifest themselves as distinctive entities.