Essay

State and NGO

The network of various non-state actors requires broader analysis of the ways they interrelate with the Government. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) play a significant role in the processes of development. They may become a groundbreaking agent for some states and their economies. )Authors consider the governance to be a set of interrelated actors and processes. Consequently, state has to be studied analytically as a process, not as an institution.(ref 5-NGO ,power p3)

The processes taking place on the international business and political arena are influenced today by plenty of international NGOs and other non-state actors.

This manifests itself in establishing cooperation with states for mutual benefit. Whereas NGO receives financial and legal aid, the country’s political elite uses the non-state actor capacities to increase effective governance. On the international arena NGO may serve as mediators between states or various state actors in current problems solving. Sometimes they are more efficient as they normally focus on concrete issues such as humanitarian aid, human rights, demography and environment problems and so on. This allows them to concentrate on one of the direction to provide more sustainable growth.

From the other side, NGOs could be used as agents in geopolitical affairs. For instance, during the Cold War intelligence cooperated widely with international non-governmental organizations (INGO) , and with the end of it those practices have not yet been forgotten.(naumov p15)

. INGO act both locally and internationally. They rely on many factors among which there are their own information sources , international media and local activists. I would like to pay more attention to the latter as loc...

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In the final analysis it should be mentioned, that variety of factors are to be taken into consideration when estimating the state role in development.

They could be, but not limited to: cooperation of state and market policies and initiatives, gradual and partial changes within the economy structure. Non-state actors become an integral part of promoting development in many cases, though the conditions for their successful application may vary in different societies. The interdependence of State and local community is one of the most important issues to be debated .Specifically, developmental state can be described as the one gaining economic growth, while implementing strategies to create and manage the positive attitude in the society towards its rule. Those strategies will be fundamentals for its sustainability and future evolution.