Introduction: What are non-governmental organizations? -- Understanding NGOs in historical context -- NGOs and development theory -- NGOs and development : from alternative to mainstream? -- NGO roles in contemporary development practice -- NGOs and civil society -- NGOs and globalization --...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1 GLOBAL GOVERNANCE AND THE ETHNOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL AID -- 2 GOOD GOVERNANCE AS TECHNOLOGY: TOWARDS AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE BRETTON WOODS INSTITUTIONS -- 3 TIMING, SCALE AND STYLE: CAPACITY AS GOVERNMENTALITY IN TANZANIA -- 4 THE GENEALOGY OF THE 'GOOD...