http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/5893/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/idealism-imperialism/16772 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Challenging the role of Canada&#039;s development NGOs </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/paved_good_intentions_cover_1.jpg" alt="" title="Paved with Good Intentions challenges the widely held belief that development NGOs make the world a better place." width="450" height="696" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/dru-author-4.jpeg" alt="" title="&quot;NGOs do more harm than good,&quot; says co-author Dru Ojay Jay, who will be in Nova Scotia next week." width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <div>&quot;Few institutions epitomize Canada&#39;s foundational myth of international benevolence like the non-governmentmental organization (NGO) devoted to development abroad.&quot; So opens <a href="http://www.pavedwithgoodintentions.ca/" rel="nofollow"><em>Paved with Good Intentions</em></a>, a book that uncovers the darker side of this country&#39;s &quot;development industry.&quot;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/idealism-imperialism/16772" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/idealism-imperialism/16772#comments Hillary Bain Lindsay book review fernwood NGO Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:29:47 +0000 Hillary 16772 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca