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Public-nonprofit partnerships and North-South green finance

Autor
Meyer C.M.
Título de serie
The Journal of Environment & Development | Vol. 6(2); 123 - 146; 24 p.
Fecha
1997
Fuente
IUCN (ID: ANA-060803)
Editor | Lugar de publicación
University of California | San Diego, CA, USA
Idioma
Inglés
Campo de aplicación
Internacional
Materia
Medio ambiente gen.
Palabra clave
ONG Financiamiento
Resumen

Environmental nongovernmental organizations working in partnership with the public and for-profit sectors are increasingly recognized as key players in international environmental politics and finance. This article examines a specific NGO partnership, the National Environmental Fund (NEF), which recently exploded in Latin America under the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative. This innovative institution is expected to increase economic efficiency by reducing transaction costs and fighting opportunism in North-South environmental finance. The article also highlights causes for concern and points processes of distributional politics at work, alongside processes that may reinforce democracy