BRAC, global policy language, and women in Bangladesh : transformation and manipulation

BRAC, global policy language, and women in Bangladesh : transformation and manipulation / Manzurul Mannan.

Founded in 1972 and now the largest NGO in the world, BRAC has been lauded for its efforts aimed at lifting the poor, especially women, out of poverty. In BRAC, Global Policy Language, and Women in Bangladesh, Manzurul Mannan--while not denying the many positive accomplishments of BRAC--places the o...

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Main Author: Mannan, Manzurul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, 2015.
Subjects:
BRAC (Organization)
Rural development > Bangladesh > Sociological aspects.
Non-governmental organizations > Bangladesh.
Women > Bangladesh > Social conditions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
Non-governmental organizations
Rural development > Sociological aspects
Women > Social conditions
Bangladesh
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Table of Contents:
  • Diagrams and Tables; Diagrams; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; The Development-scape and Global Policy Language; Hybrid Culture; Bangladesh Context: BRAC and NGOs in Bangladesh; Modern Bangladesh and Social Transformation in Broader Context; Development and Transformation of Rural Society; Bangladesh: Hierarchical Structure and Values; Hierarchy and the Structure of Society; Hierarchy and Language; Hierarchy and Patron-Client Relationships; Individualism versus Hierarchy; Hierarchical Values and the Structure of NGO Projects; Outline of the Book.
  • 2. Mining Fieldwork Experience to Enhance Anthropology and DevelopmentIntroduction; Field and Sites; Methods and Interpretations; Experience and Development Narratives; Country Boat Project; Experiences at an International NGO; Experiences at BRAC; Religious Backlash on BRAC; Democracy Partnership Program; Global Partnership Project; Training Division; Experiences at an International NGO and the European Commission; University, Research, and Fieldwork; Discussion; 3. History of Development and NGOs in Bangladesh; Introduction; Phase One: The Gestation Phase (1971-1975); Missionary Voluntarism.
  • Family Planning ProgramVillage Cooperative Movement; Phase Two: Consolidation Phase (1975-1990); Phase Three: Globalization and the NGO Industry; NGO Industry and New Direction; Market Economy, Transformation of Money into Capital; NGOs, Market Driven Agency for Mass Production; NGOs and Parliamentary Democracy; NGOs and Human Rights; Government and NGO Politicking; Discussion and Reflection; 4. NGOs, Programs, and Projects; Introduction; Project Context; The Project History of the Rural Development Program of BRAC (see Appendix One); The Project History of Five Small NGOs (see Appendix Two).
  • NGOs: Projects, Programs, or OrganizationsProject Debate: 1970-1990; Project Debate, 1990-beyond 2000; Organization, Program, and Project Linkage; Organizational Strategic Plan; Project and Program; Donors and Projects; Projects, Process or Movement; Why Projects Evolve, Succeed, and Fail; Discussion and Reflection; 5. The Organizational Culture of BRAC; Introduction; Culture Perspectives of Organization; Organization and the Reproduction of Culture; Indigenization of Western Culture; The Reproduction of Bengali Culture and Practices in BRAC; Promoting Fear; Loyalty; Individual Loyalty.
  • Organizational LoyaltyProfessional Loyalty; The Economics of Staff Retention; Economic Value of BRAC Staff; Signs of Change; Discussion and Reflection; 6. Cooperative Antagonism; Introduction; Development Research and Its Context; Status of Development Research in Bangladesh; NGO Power Structures; The Relationship between Anthropologists and Multidisciplinary Teams; Example One: Jam-Jelly Anthropologists; Example Two: Spouse of a Famous Anthropologist; Example Three: ""Expert"" Technology and ""Ignorant"" Women; Example Four: Where Are the Poor?

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