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International NGOs: Scale, Expressions and Governance

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Authority in the Global Political Economy

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Abstract

The last few decades have witnessed the expansion of non-profit or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) at, and to, levels unknown in the past, accounting for about 6% of total employment in OECD countries (Salamon et al. 1999). While most remain domestic organizations, some NGOs are increasingly international in their scope and have grown into veritable global actors (Anheier et al. 2001; Clark 2003; Lewis 2001; Lindenberg and Bryant 2001). Oxfam, Save the Children, Amnesty International, Friends of the Earth, the Red Cross and Greenpeace have become the ‘brand-names’ among international NGOs (INGOs) with significant budgets, political influence and responsibility. Indeed, NGOs dedicated to international relief and development have combined expenditures totalling over US$13 billion, which approximately equals the official aid budget of the United States.1

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  1. University of Tübingen, Germany

    Volker Rittberger (Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Director of the Centre for International Relations/Peace and Conflict Studies) & Martin Nettesheim (Chair for German Public Law, Public International Law, European Law and International Political Theory) (Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Director of the Centre for International Relations/Peace and Conflict Studies) &  (Chair for German Public Law, Public International Law, European Law and International Political Theory)

  2. Centre for International Relations/Peace and Conflict Research, University of Tübingen, Germany

    Carmen Huckel (Research Associate) (Research Associate)

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Anheier, H.K., Themudo, N.S. (2008). International NGOs: Scale, Expressions and Governance. In: Rittberger, V., Nettesheim, M., Huckel, C. (eds) Authority in the Global Political Economy. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230584297_6

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