Sustainability of Ngos and Globalisation

"In the era of globalisation, successful implementation of development programmes requires an appropriate policy framework, formulation of suitable plan and schemes, and an effective delivery machinery. Indeed, development is a process of mutual endeavour that calls for the involvement of people in all the segments of society. This has necessitated the emergence of institutions, which can function as a catalyst between the state and the civil society, while still remaining independent of direct government intervention. Conversely, past experiences of NGOs suggest that availability of funds, by itself, is no panacea for the problems of poverty, backwardness and low human development anywhere in the world. This has provoked a series of questions related to the behaviour of NGOs and their dynamics - a phenomenon largely missing during the last two decades. That is, the most profound question is concerned with the very contribution of NGOs - the level and degree of implementation and, iden