As the fastest growing segment of civil society, as well as featuring prominently in the global political arena, NGOs are under fire for being 'unaccountable'.

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

After a history of funding environmentally costly megaprojects, the World Bank now claims that it is trying to become a leading force for sustainable developmen

Experts review the issues of NGO performance and accountability, providing guidance through the process of NGO assessment.

Offering insights from pioneering new perspectives in addition to well-established traditions of research, this Handbook considers the activities not only of ad