NGOs in development: tales from outer island Indonesia

Abstract

[Introduction]: This article addresses some findings of a study from 1990 to 1995 of 'grass-roots' development ngos in remote areas. It draws on the author's book, Tales of Regional Development; Ngo-Community Cooperation in Outer Island Indonesia (Avebury, 1996). The study focussed on circumstances with unique features, but many problems unveiled resembled those elsewhere in Indonesia and other poorer parts of the world.