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When do NGOs Matter? Activist Organisations as a Source of Change in the International Debt Regime

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Broome, André (2009) When do NGOs Matter? Activist Organisations as a Source of Change in the International Debt Regime. Global Society, Vol. 23 (No. 1). pp. 59-78. doi:10.1080/13600820802556769

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Abstract

Who drives change in international economic regimes? While mainstream International Political Economy scholarship has traditionally focused on the major players within states and markets as the key sources of political and economic change, recent studies have sought to highlight the important role that is also played by a wider range of social actors. A common point of reference here is the activities undertaken by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), with the campaign to put debt relief for heavily indebted poor countries on the global agenda being often cited as the exemplar of a civil society success story. This article explores the mechanisms through which the international sovereign debt regime for the world's poorest and most indebted economies has changed over the last 15 years, with increasing acceptance that large-scale debt relief was appropriate for a select group of countries leading to the establishment of the heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Initiative in 1996 and the Enhanced HIPC Initiative in 1999. Through tracing how international NGOs were able to shape the reform agenda with respect to the international sovereign debt regime for low-income countries, the article seeks to enhance our understanding of when, why, and how NGOs can potentially act as an important source of change in international economic regimes.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation
Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Journal or Publication Title: Global Society
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
ISSN: 1469-798X
Official Date: 2009
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Volume: Vol. 23
Number: No. 1
Page Range: pp. 59-78
DOI: 10.1080/13600820802556769
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
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