Abstract
This issue of Middle East Report takes a critical look at "NGOs"--non-governmental organizations--in and beyond the Arab world. The topic is both trendy and controversial. Although they may see themselves as marginal actors, charities, advocacy groups and a range of other civic associations in the Middle East have also become agents of political, economic and social change, influencing the allocation of scarce resources in their own societies and the images national regimes project abroad. In recent years, NGOs have been depicted as saviors of failed economies in some circles while reviled as stooges of Western imperialism in others.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2000
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2000 Middle East Research and Information Project. This article first appeared in Middle East Report 214 30:1 (2000), 12-15.
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Recommended Citation
Carapico, Sheila. "NGOs, INGOs, GO-NGOs and DO-NGOs: Making Sense of Non-Governmental Organizations." Middle East Report 214 31, no. 1 (2000): 12-15.