Indonesia used to have one of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in both the southeastern Asian region and globally. With efforts from the government and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the past two decades have witnessed considerable improvements in maternal and child health in Indonesia. Here, we examine the current status of maternal and child health in Indonesia and perti...

I offer an institutional theory of corporate social responsibility consisting of a series of propositions specifying the conditions under which corporations are likely to behave in socially responsible ways. I argue that the relationship between basic economic conditions and corporate behavior is mediated by several institutional conditions: public and private regulation, the presence of nongov...

Since 1989 the Bank’s Operational Directive (OD) 4.01 Environmental Assessment and its successor documents OP/BP/G 4.0 have required that affected groups and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) be consulted as part of the environmental assessment of projects and particularly those with potentially significant impacts (Category A). The primary purpose of this provision is to protect the interes...

Abstract Groups around Puget Sound have been formed to recover salmon, protect marine resources and address other natural resource issues. They are drafting plans to guide future restoration and protection actions by governments and nongovernmental organizations. Despite concern about the potential for development to degrade ecological functions, they have done very little to guide the associat...

INTRODUCTION Access to governmental and international nongovernmental sources of health care within eastern Myanmar's conflict regions is virtually nonexistent. Historically, under these circumstances effective care for the victims of trauma, particularly landmine injuries, has been severely deficient. Recognizing this, community-based organizations (CBOs) providing health care in these regions...

According to corporate social responsibility (CSR), firms should conduct activities focusing not only on the self-interest of firm but also benefiting society. Drawing CSR approach, this study investigates barriers employment for people with physical disabilities (PWPDs) in Hong Kong (HK) tourism industry. Forty-seven human resources (HR) managers, directors, and members HK Hotel Association we...

Nowadays, states spend more attention, time, and money on performance measurement and evaluation in the public sector than ever before (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development [OECD], 1996; Pollitt & Bouckaert, 2000, p. 87; Power, 1997). Results-based management is the talk of the day at all levels of the public sector: local, regional, national, and even supra national. Schools a...

The present chapter reviews the current and popular therapies used to alleviate psychological trauma of cancer resulting in adverse and disturbing behavioural and psychological reactions. These therapies, including alternative medicine, may also be used to promote psychological well-being in cancer patients. We discuss the most common cancers and mention major charity and NGO organizations in t...

The objectives of the project are 1) to enhance the capability of civil society organizations in economic policy advocacy work, and 2) to pursue specific policy reform agenda based on the needs of the sector. In the last three years, in each of the sub-sector, the project is implemented through the MultiStakeholders’ Team (MST) which consists of a key NGO partner, a subject specialist (technica...

This study focuses on “School Clubs and Peace-camp-sites”, which are the extra-curricular educational activities organized by schools in partnership with nongovernmental organizations ultimate objective of cultivating peace among young pupils. It shows how they can contribute to construction lasting making it possible promote knowledge, competences, attitudes values necessary bring changes thei...