Private Voluntary Organizations in Egypt: Islamic Development, Private Initiative, and State Control

There can be little doubt that the African refugee problem is a severe one that should command a good deal more attention than it has received over the past few years in the public’s eye. But if the African refugee crisis has received less than its deserved attention, the role of private voluntary organizations (PVOs) in responding to that crisis has received less. It is the purpose of this brief inquiry to assess the role of PVCs in the African refugee situation. Before doing so it is essential that the dimensions of Africa’s refugee problem be briefly outlined.

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Partnerships with health and private voluntary organizations: what are the issues for health authorities and boards?

Public Health ◽

10.1016/s0033-3506(03)00073-8 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 117 (5) ◽

pp. 317-322 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

D.R Coid ◽

B Williams ◽

I.K Crombie

Keyword(s):

Voluntary Organizations ◽

Health Authorities ◽

Private Voluntary Organizations

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Inter-organizational politics: the World Bank and the African Development Bank

Review of International Studies ◽

10.1017/s026021050011352x ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 281-293 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Karen A. Mingst

Keyword(s):

World Bank ◽

The State ◽

Rapid Expansion ◽

Red Cross ◽

Voluntary Organizations ◽

Government Officials ◽

African Development Bank ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

Private Voluntary Organizations ◽

The International Monetary Fund

The undisputed proliferation of international organizations has been interpreted in several ways by members of the scholarly community. Probably most see the explosion in numbers and kinds of actors as a peripheral development; in the realist and neo-realist tradition, the primacy of the state and the state system remains largely unaffected. Others are sceptical of what the trend means and so have developed research agendas examining more closely international organization influence on states and impact on issues. Yet few international relations scholars have paid attention to what this proliferation means for relations among various organizations and its effects on states. However, with so many of these organizations involved in economic development activities, it is very likely that these organizations willingly and sometimes unwittingly encounter each other particularly in Third World countries. Rumours abound of IGOs and NGOs ‘stumbling over each other’ in the capitals of Sahelian countries vying for the attention of too few government officials, leading to negative impacts on policy. In Indo-China, Gordenker finds ‘increasing friction and clogging’ from the rapid expansion of United Nations High Commission for Refugees activities, as they intersect with the International Red Cross, Unicef, and private voluntary organizations. Yet not all interaction is conflictual. Nongovernmental aid agencies in Thailand co-operate closely, as do the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Kenya.

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