The Bank's Cooperation with NGOs - A Background Paper

Date: December 1994
Type: Statutory Reports and Official Records
Subject:
ADB administration and governance

Description

This background paper, written by Vanita Viswanath, laid the groundwork for further ADB studies on NGOs.

Contents

  • Importance of NGOs in the 1990s
  • Broadening of the Concept of Development Effectiveness for the Bank
  • Relevant Initiatives in Bank-NGO Collaboration
  • NGO Definition and Typologies
  • Other International Agency Perspectives vis-a-vis NGO Involvement
  • ADB-NGO Collaboration
  • ADB's Current Perspective and Future Agenda
  • Future Directions
  • Recommendations and Action Plan