Growth and change in Britain’s development NGO sector (2009-2015)

Nicola Banks; Dan Brockington

doi:10.1080/09614524.2020.1801587

Growth and change in Britain’s development NGO sector (2009-2015)

Nicola Banks, Dan Brockington

Global Development Institute

The University of Sheffield

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Abstract

A paucity of systematic research into development NGO sectors means that we have underestimated their contributions to international development. In 2015 Britain’s development NGOs spent nearly £7 billion, equivalent to over half of the UK government’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) that year. Mapping the sector reveals its size and significance and gives new insight into its structural composition and into how it is influenced by changes to the funding landscape. Alongside new insights into an influential sector, this work highlights the importance of innovative research methods and techniques for a more systematic understanding of development NGOs globally.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	706-721
Journal	Development in Practice
Volume	30
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2020.1801587
Publication status	Published - 18 Sept 2020

Keywords

foreign aid
development NGOs
official development assistance
charitable funding
Britain

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