Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Amnesty International and Oxfam to Greenpeace and Save the Children are key players in global politics. This title provides an overview of the significant role of NGOs in world politics. It examines a variety of different NGOs, their structure, membership and activities and their complex relationships.

Product Description: Private groups, such as Amnesty International and Save the Children Fund, have had a formal consultative status with the United Nations since its founding. Such groups--known as nongovernmental organizations, or NGOs--have come to exert considerable influence on the UN's agenda setting, decisionmaking, and policy implementation...read more

Product Description: Private groups, such as Amnesty International and Save the Children Fund, have had a formal consultative status with the United Nations since its founding. Such groups--known as nongovernmental organizations, or NGOs--have come to exert considerable influence on the UN's agenda setting, decisionmaking, and policy implementation...read more