Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; Categories of Organizational Functioning; A Framework for Measuring NGOs' Effectiveness; Limitations of Some Studies on Women's Organizing; 2 Karnataka: The Position of Women; Administrative History; Economic Development; The Position of Women; Government Policy for Women's Development; Voluntary Efforts; 3 India Development Service; Profile of IDS's Project Location; India Development Service; 4 Grama Vikas; Profile of Grama Vikas's Project Location; Grama Vikas; 5 Women's Programs
India Development ServiceGrama Vikas; A Comparative Assessment of IDS's and Grama Vikas's Design of Projects; 6 Women's Groups; India Development Service; Grama Vikas; A Comparative Assessment of Group Development in IDS and Grama Vikas; 7 Constraints on Organizational Capacity; India Development Service; Grama Vikas; A Comparative Assessment of NGO Capacity to Overcome Constraints; 8 Conclusion; NGOs and Their Recognition of the Priorities in Women's Development; Project Sustainability; NGOs' Directional Goals: Implemented or Diluted?; Index
Summary
In recent years scholars have paid increasing attention to the role of women in development and to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as effective vehicles for change. Although there are a great many published studies dealing with each of these subjects separately there are few on NGOs and their work with women