The Paradox of Scale: How NGOs Build, Maintain, and Lose Authority in Environmental Governance

by Cristina M Balboa and Cristina M. Balboa

Book Overview

An examination of why NGOs often experience difficulty creating lasting change, with case studies of transnational conservation organizations in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

Why do nongovernmental organizations face difficulty creating lasting change? How can they be more effective? In this book, Cristina Balboa examines NGO authority, capacity, and accountability to propose that a "paradox of scale" is a primary barrier to NGO effectiveness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262535858
• ISBN13: 9780262535854
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher