development work under neoliberalism Buxton, Charles 1951- creator author. text bibliography enk London and New York Routledge c2019 2019 monographic eng

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xiii, 206 pages ; 24 cm. Introduction : a story of civil, social and political activism that starts in East London and travels to the USSR and post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia -- On time, place and youth activism, from Kyrgyzstan's 2010 revolution to the anti-racist movement in East London in the 1970s -- Schools of self-management : promoting an alternative urban strategy in the face of Thatcherism in the 1980s -- International volunteering and solidarity and the fall of Soviet socialism -- NGO capacity builder : organisational development in Central Asia in the transition period -- Improving services or promoting rights : ideological and practical dilemmas for NGOs faced with cuts to social welfare East and West -- Working in conflict : a Gramscian and world systems analysis of NGO responses in the new hot and cold wars -- Theories of change : new agendas of civil society, social and political activists at the international, national and local levels -- Conclusion : towards 2020. by Charles Buxton. Includes bibliographical references and index. Non-governmental organizations Community development International cooperation Social action International cooperation Social planning International cooperation JZ4841 .B89 2019 303.48/4 Buxton, Charles, 1951- author. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019 (DLC) 2019009079 9780367134709 (pbk) : 9780367134709 (pbk) 2018061182 DLC 200121 20250312110731.0 20860904 eng