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Ngos Influence On Developing Countries

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The amount of power exerted can vary, depending on the geographic situation of the country over which the power is being exercised or exerted, and the strategic importance of the country to the interest of the wielder of the external force. It can also depend on the level of development of the country, and its resources, especially natural and mineral. Other factors to consider include its importance in the concerned region, and this latter is closely linked to the economic and other resources it possesses. Yet another factor is the strength of the force that is being exerted or exercised. In the context of developing countries, the amount of “force” exerted or exercised could be a function of the resistance put up by the developing countries, …show more content…

Agencies and organizations, especially non-governmental organizations (NGOs) wield such powers. Ahmed and Potter, (2006, pp. 14, 15) stated that NGOs especially transnational/international non-governmental organizations (TNGOs/INGOs), have an impact on both international and domestic politics. From Ahmed and Potter’s discussion of the various international relations theories and their relevance to NGOs, one could infer that these NGOs have power and can influence behavior. In fact, some of these NGOs, especially T NGOs and INGOs have operating budgets that are much bigger than those of some of the developing countries in which they operate. Just taking the United States economy alone in 2012, 5.4 percent of the GDP of the United States of America was from the tax-exempt entities, that is NGOs and charities. This sector contributed $US887.3 billion to the US economy (NonProfit Times 2014). The annual budget for World Vision International in 2011 at $US2.8 billion, was greater than the budget of all UN agencies combined, with the exception of the World Food Programme (see Morton, pp. 325–352) Morton (pp. 325–352) stated that eight INGOs have a combined revenue of $US11.7 billion in 2011, which represented an increase of 40per cent over the figure for 2005. In fact, Morton (pp. 325–352) indicated that in 2011, the World Vision International Global revenue was greater than the budgets of 12 out of 23 of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donors and was more than the gross national income of smaller African and European

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