The limitations of NGOs: a preliminary study of non-governmental social welfare organisations in China

Lu, Yiyi (2003) The limitations of NGOs: a preliminary study of non-governmental social welfare organisations in China. International Working Paper Series (13). Centre for Civil Society (London School of Economics and Political Science), London, UK. ISBN 075301646X

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Abstract

Based on case studies of NGOs in three cities, this paper discusses some of the common constraints on the ability of Chinese social welfare NGOs to perform both service delivery and advocacy functions at the present time. It shows that the effectiveness of NGOs is above all conditioned by their institutional environment. When the general level of social welfare provision in a country is low, it also sets a limit to what NGOs can achieve. Given the crucial importance of the institutional context to NGO performance, the paper concludes by arguing that unless the context is changed, NGO performance is unlikely to be drastically improved by capacity building programmes that only focus on these organisations themselves.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Official URL:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CCS/publications/
Additional Information:	© 2003 The author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DS Asia H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	03 Sep 2010 15:26
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 19:50
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/29218

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