The Management of Non-Governmental Development Organizations

By David Lewis

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About the Book

The first edition of this book was published in 2001 by Routledge and was the first academic text on the important new emerging field of NGO management. It sets out the field for researchers with a new and original conceptual framework, contains a comprehensive review of existing literature from a variety of disciplines (including management, development studies, and social policy) and provides wide-ranging examples from the author’s own practical and research experience.

New to this edition:

Revealing the distinctive organizational challenges faced by NGOs this second edition provides a fully updated and revised text that will prove invaluable to all those studying or working in NGOs, the voluntary sector or development studies.

Visit the Companion website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/978-0-415-37093-6.

Reviews

'I discovered David Lewis’ book two years ago when scanning the literature for textbooks on the topic of NGO management. I realized as soon as I started reading it that it filled a gap in the current literature on the subject. David Lewis introduces scholars and students to the key issues related to NGO management in a manner that is so comprehensive in scope yet so readable that one gains a broad knowledge of the subject yet a great appreciation for the details that so often derail NGO managers in their quest to achieve the mission of the organization. I have used this book twice in my class and my students have come to appreciate the seriousness with which David Lewis approaches the subject. I will continue to use this book without qualification in future classes. It is a must read for scholars because of the breadth of literature covered and for students because it gives them an in-depth view of the complexity of the subject and provides examples of how that complexity plays itself out in the day-to-day realities of NGO life.' - Ann Marie Thomson, Indiana University Bloomington, USA

'...this is a very impressive and useful summary of the literature.' - Sylvia I. Bergh, Voluntas


Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The NGO Management Debate Part 1: The Theory of NGO Management 2. Contexts, Histories and Concepts 3. NGOs and Development 4. Culture, Ambiguity and NGO Management Part 2: The Practice of NGO Management 5. Advocacy and Service Delivery 6. The Management of Relationships 7. The Dynamics of Internal Management 8. Conclusion: Understanding NGO Management