NGOS, STATES, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMOCRACY

Year 2001, Issue: 8, 37 - 54, 01.03.2001

Zülküf Aydın

Abstract

This paper challmges the widesprea.d view in development circıes thdt ıhE role of NGos in ciıil empowerment is progressive and people centred' It argues that Neoiiberal Project's ecinomic agendı is in direct contradiction with deınocratisation and ıınderminei the organic d'evelopment of civil society' Through an examination of the relationship between NGos and Northern goveTııİnent agencies it is maintained th'at the NLP is less concemed' with development oİ 7enuıne qutonoınous deınocracies than with developing Southern compliance with its economic agendı.

Keywords

NGOS, civic society, development, state, tertiary sector