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[citation needed] The latter phenomenon is also sometimes described as mental inertia,
"groupthink", and it is often difficult to counteract its effects upon analysis and decision

making processes.

"Mindset."
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NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation ) 59
Organizations which are independent of government involvement are known as non-

governmental organizations or NGOs or non-government organizations. NGOs are a
subgroup of organizations founded by citizens, which include clubs and associations

which provide services to its members and others. They are usually nonprofit
organizations. Many NGOs are active in humanitarianism or the social sciences.

Surveys indicate that NGOs have a high degree of public trust, which can make them a

useful proxy for the concerns of society and stakeholders.However, NGOs can also be
lobby groups for corporations, such as the World Economic Forum.

"Non-Governmental Organization"
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NGO-ization 60

NGO-ization refers to the professionalization, bureaucratization, and institutionalization
of social movements as they adopt the form of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

It led to NGOs' depoliticizing discourses and practices of social movements. The term
has been introduced in the context of West European women's movements, but since the

late 1990s has been employed to assess the role of organized civil society on a global
scale. It is also used by Indian writer Arundhati Roy, who speaks about the NGO-ization of
resistance, and more generally, about the NGO-ization of politics.

Across the world, the number of internationally operating NGOs is around 40,000. The

number of national NGOs in countries is higher, with around 1-2 million NGOs in India and
277,000 NGOs in Russia

"NGO-Ization."
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