Government-NGO Relations in Asia: Prospects and Challenges for People-Centered Development. Edited by Noeleen Heyzer, James V. Riker and Antonio B. Quizon. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. xiii, 247 pp. $65.00 (cloth).

Abstract

Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - List of Acronyms - List of Tables and Figures - Toward New Government-NGO Relations for Sustainable and People-Centred Development N.Heyzer - Contending Perspectives for Interpreting Government-NGO Relations in South and Southeast Asia: Constraints, Challenges and the Search for Common Ground in Rural Development J.V.Riker - Challenges and Future Directions for Asian NGOs C.de Fonseka - Asian NGOs in Development: Their Role and Impact A.Bhatt - From Cooptation to Cooperation and Collaboration in Government-NGO Relations: Toward an Enabling Policy Environment for People-Centred Development in Asia J.V.Riker - Government, NGO and International Agency Cooperation: Whose Agenda? D.C.Korten & A.B.Quizon - Steps Toward People-Centred Development: Vision and Strategies D.C.Korten - Reflections on Government-NGO Relations in Asia: Prospects and Challenges for People-Centred Development J.V.Riker - Bibliography - Appendix 1: The Legal Framework for NGOs and the Voluntary Sector: Recommended Principles - Appendix 2: Strategies for Improving the Policy Environment for NGOs -Index