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John M. Shandra - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Nongovernmental Organizations, Democracy, and Deforestation: A Cross-National Analysis
Society & Natural Resources, 2012Co-Authors: John M. Shandra, Louis Edgar Esparza, Bruce LondonAbstract:There have been several cross-national studies published in the world polity theoretical tradition that demonstrate the beneficial impact of international Nongovernmental Organizations. However, these studies neglect the role of domestic Nongovernmental Organizations. We address this gap in the literature by conducting a cross-national study that considers the impact of both international and domestic Nongovernmental Organizations on deforestation. We use data from a sample of 60 nations for the period of 1990 to 2005. We find substantial support for the world polity theory that higher levels of both types of Nongovernmental Organizations are associated with lower rates of deforestation. We expand the analysis to test a political opportunity structure hypothesis that democracy enhances the ability of Nongovernmental Organizations to deal with the causes of forest loss. In doing so, we find that international and domestic Nongovernmental Organizations tend to decrease forest loss more in democratic rather ...
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Do Health Nongovernmental Organizations Improve Child Mortality
International Journal of Sociology, 2012Co-Authors: Christopher Sattler, John M. ShandraAbstract:There is an extensive debate pertaining to the ability of health Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) to improve health in sub-Saharan Africa. We evaluate this debate in this article by examining t...
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Nongovernmental Organizations and Protected Land Area: A Cross-National Analysis
International Journal of Sociology, 2010Co-Authors: John M. Shandra, Thomas Rudel, Michael Restivo, Bruce LondonAbstract:In this study, we seek to determine what factors help shape protected land area in poor nations. We use lagged dependent variable panel regression for a sample of ninety poor nations to test hypotheses from counter-coalition theory and green-imperialism theory. We find substantial support for countercoalition theory that nations with protected areas should increase in poor nations that have high rates deforestation and still contain large tracts of forests. We initially find no support for the green-imperialism hypothesis that Nongovernmental Organizations are significantly related to protected land area. However, we respecify our original models in order to test the idea that democratic nations provide a "political opportunity structure" that improves the ability of Nongovernmental Organizations to protect land area. We find substantial support for this hypothesis. The results indicate that Nongovernmental Organizations are associated with more protected land area in nations with democratic rather than r...
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International Nongovernmental Organizations and Deforestation: Good, Bad, or Irrelevant?*
Social Science Quarterly, 2007Co-Authors: John M. ShandraAbstract:This research adds to our understanding of environmental degradation by evaluating the "contested" role international Nongovernmental Organizations play in managing environmental problems. Copyright (c) 2007 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.
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International Nongovernmental Organizations and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the Developing World: A Quantitative, Cross-National Analysis*
Sociological Inquiry, 2004Co-Authors: John M. Shandra, Bruce London, Owen P. Whooley, John WilliamsonAbstract:This quantitative, cross-national study is designed to test hypotheses linking the activities of international Nongovernmental Organizations to reductions in carbon dioxide emissions in the developing world. While many quantitative studies of variation in carbon dioxide emissions have been published, none have included a control for the presence of international Nongovernmental Organizations. We review the literature that discusses the many ways that international Nongovernmental Organizations work to reduce environmental degradation in developing nations. We then conduct a panel regression analysis in which we include a variable to estimate the effects of international Nongovernmental Organizations on carbon dioxide emissions while including variables suggested by other relevant theoretical perspectives. Our findings are quite clear in that nations with high levels of international Nongovernmental organization presence have lower levels of carbon dioxide emissions than nations with low levels of international Nongovernmental organization presence. We also find support for the ecological modernization hypothesis pertaining to the existence of an environmental Kuznet's curve between the level of economic development and level of carbon dioxide emissions.
Bruce London - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Nongovernmental Organizations, Democracy, and Deforestation: A Cross-National Analysis
Society & Natural Resources, 2012Co-Authors: John M. Shandra, Louis Edgar Esparza, Bruce LondonAbstract:There have been several cross-national studies published in the world polity theoretical tradition that demonstrate the beneficial impact of international Nongovernmental Organizations. However, these studies neglect the role of domestic Nongovernmental Organizations. We address this gap in the literature by conducting a cross-national study that considers the impact of both international and domestic Nongovernmental Organizations on deforestation. We use data from a sample of 60 nations for the period of 1990 to 2005. We find substantial support for the world polity theory that higher levels of both types of Nongovernmental Organizations are associated with lower rates of deforestation. We expand the analysis to test a political opportunity structure hypothesis that democracy enhances the ability of Nongovernmental Organizations to deal with the causes of forest loss. In doing so, we find that international and domestic Nongovernmental Organizations tend to decrease forest loss more in democratic rather ...
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Nongovernmental Organizations and Protected Land Area: A Cross-National Analysis
International Journal of Sociology, 2010Co-Authors: John M. Shandra, Thomas Rudel, Michael Restivo, Bruce LondonAbstract:In this study, we seek to determine what factors help shape protected land area in poor nations. We use lagged dependent variable panel regression for a sample of ninety poor nations to test hypotheses from counter-coalition theory and green-imperialism theory. We find substantial support for countercoalition theory that nations with protected areas should increase in poor nations that have high rates deforestation and still contain large tracts of forests. We initially find no support for the green-imperialism hypothesis that Nongovernmental Organizations are significantly related to protected land area. However, we respecify our original models in order to test the idea that democratic nations provide a "political opportunity structure" that improves the ability of Nongovernmental Organizations to protect land area. We find substantial support for this hypothesis. The results indicate that Nongovernmental Organizations are associated with more protected land area in nations with democratic rather than r...
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International Nongovernmental Organizations and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the Developing World: A Quantitative, Cross-National Analysis*
Sociological Inquiry, 2004Co-Authors: John M. Shandra, Bruce London, Owen P. Whooley, John WilliamsonAbstract:This quantitative, cross-national study is designed to test hypotheses linking the activities of international Nongovernmental Organizations to reductions in carbon dioxide emissions in the developing world. While many quantitative studies of variation in carbon dioxide emissions have been published, none have included a control for the presence of international Nongovernmental Organizations. We review the literature that discusses the many ways that international Nongovernmental Organizations work to reduce environmental degradation in developing nations. We then conduct a panel regression analysis in which we include a variable to estimate the effects of international Nongovernmental Organizations on carbon dioxide emissions while including variables suggested by other relevant theoretical perspectives. Our findings are quite clear in that nations with high levels of international Nongovernmental organization presence have lower levels of carbon dioxide emissions than nations with low levels of international Nongovernmental organization presence. We also find support for the ecological modernization hypothesis pertaining to the existence of an environmental Kuznet's curve between the level of economic development and level of carbon dioxide emissions.
David Kaimowitz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the role of Nongovernmental Organizations in agricultural research and technology transfer in latin america
World Development, 1993Co-Authors: David KaimowitzAbstract:Abstract The technology demanded by Latin American agriculture and the institutions involved in research and technology transfer are changing. New types of technology are needed to achieve a more sustainable and equitable pattern of development. Traditional research and extension institutions are poorly equipped to meet these challenges. Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) can contribute in this regard, but they must improve their technical capacity and expand their coverage, without adversely affecting their positive characteristics, such as flexibility, social consciousness, and a concern for farmer participation. One partial solution is to promote coordination among NGOs and between NGOs and research institutions.
Katherine Scholfield - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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expenditure by conservation Nongovernmental Organizations in sub saharan africa
Conservation Letters, 2010Co-Authors: Dan Brockington, Katherine ScholfieldAbstract:Evaluations of conservation performance and efficiency are still in their infancy. They will require understanding more about where conservation funds are actually spent, and how conservation sectors are structured. We present an overview of the work of conservation Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) in sub-Saharan Africa from 2004 to 2006, based on an extensive survey and consultation exercise. We show that the distribution of funds within the sector is highly unequal, concentrated in a few Organizations. Expenditure within the continent is uneven, highest in the south and lowest in the west. Only a small proportion of protected areas receive some form of support. At a country level, expenditure is well matched with species richness and threat, but the causes of those correlations are not clear. These results identify what we need to know about what conservation Organizations actually do and thus advance the task of evaluating conservation effectiveness.
Sherri Roff - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Nongovernmental Organizations The Strengths Perspective at Work
International Social Work, 2004Co-Authors: Sherri RoffAbstract:This article highlights the development and emerging significance of Nongovernmental Organizations, as well as their relevance to the future of social work. It provides the practicing social worker...
