NGOs and Grassroots in Development Work in South India Elizabeth Moen Mathiot

by Charlton, Sue Ellen M.; Everett, Jana

• ISBN13: 9780761809319
• ISBN10: 0761809317
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-12-04
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

This book provides an in-depth look at the realities of development and development work in the South Indian state of Tamilnadu. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, Moen Mathiot detailed the conditions of poverty facing rural, landless agricultural workers and the social, economic, and political contexts of development. Within these contexts, women and men in grassroots nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) struggle to assist the landless poor. At the same time, these development workers confront their own problems of family pressures, inadequate training, and insufficient resources to carry on their work. Moen Mathiot's book enables us to tap into the mindsets of grassroots development workers--their analysis of the problems, the strategies of change, and the obstacles that prevent them from accomplishing more. As NGOs are utilized to implement more and more development programs, understanding the realities of these workers becomes essential for both scholars and practitioners in the development studies field.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v	(2)
Preface	vii	(4)
Introduction	xi
Chapter 1: The Place and the People	1	(26)
Chapter 2: Vision and Strategies	27	(20)
Chapter 3: Development Work as an Occupation	47	(16)
Chapter 4: Why Women?	63	(18)
Chapter 5: Women Development Workers	81	(14)
Chapter 6: Conclusion	95	(8)
Author's Afterword	103	(4)
Appendix	107	(6)
Bibliography	113	(6)
Index	119