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Rijk, Wouter de (2020)

NGOs and the State: A Happy Marriage?

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

The aim of this research is to empirically examine the factors that influence the relationship between development NGOs and the state. This is done through an in-depth case-study of the relationship between NGOs and the Dutch state. A special focus is on the relationship between the Dutch state and Cordaid. The results show that the current institutional framework has relatively most impact on the shape of the current relationship. Moreover, the research argues for the incorporation of interpersonal relationships in the theoretical framework of NGO-state relationships. The effect of resource dependence is arguably smaller than is assumed in previous literature.

Development

NGO

Dutch state

Author

Rijk, Wouter de

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Africa

Supervisors

Stathopoulos, Athanasios

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en