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20 century 'zuŋ u 'not for profit' empires
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be less likely to understand local cultures, build relationships with governments and
monitor long-term results. But it can also be more flexible, with firms matching expertise
and staffing to each contract.

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To shed light on the shift towards private-sector aid delivery, The Economist has

analysed 4,500 subcontracts from USAID worth more than $25,000 each. (All were
granted since 2010. Those for which data were not available were excluded.) A third
went to for-profit firms, and the rest to charities, NGOs or other governments. For

contracts where a firm was the primary contractor, on average 41% of subcontracts went
to other firms; when the primary contractor was a non-profit organisation, just 27% did.

Around two-fifths of all subcontractors were based in America, although most aid work is
done abroad. And four-fifths of them worked with just one primary contractor, suggesting

that aid work is carried out largely by stable consortia, rather than shifting alliances.”

"A Growing Share of Aid Is Spent by Private Firms, Not Charities." 193
The Economist, (May 2017)
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About INGO

There are three categories of NGOs according to the type of functions they perform.

The first category of NGOs are those that provide immediate relief to the victims of war,

natural calamities, accidents, etc. These were the most prominent form of NGOs until the
time of European reconstruction in the aftermath of the Second World War.

The second category of NGOs focuses their concentration on long-term social and

economic development. These came into prominence in Europe from the 1960s. In the
Third World countries, these NGOs are engaged in imparting technical training, in the

construction of schools, hospitals, toilets, etc. They claim to promote self-reliance,
development of local productive resources, development of rural markets, people's
participation in development activities, etc. They encourage self-help groups, micro-

credit societies, and so on.

The third category of NGOs concentrates on social action. They talk of strengthening
people's capacities, releasing their inherent potentialities, enhancing the social

awareness of the masses, overcoming the influence of pre-capitalist social systems, etc.
These NGOs negotiate with the World Bank, IMF, WTO, and other UN agencies and

suggest reforms, mobilise people peacefully and build pressure on these imperialist
agencies and the governments to bring reforms and changes in policies.