The Rise of International Nongovernmental Organizations: A Top-Down or Bottom-Up Explanation? |
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Authors: | Taedong Lee |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Political Science, University of Washington, Box 353530, Seattle, WA 98195, USA |
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Abstract: | This study examines the conditions that facilitate the growth of international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) in 126
countries, from 1982 to 2000. To explain the uneven growth of INGOs around the world, I test two competing theoretical approaches.
The “top-down” perspective of growth focuses on the degree of a country’s integration into the world polity and international
economy. The “bottom-up” perspective emphasizes the development of democracy and the prosperity of the domestic economy as
significant factors in facilitating INGO growth within a given country. An econometric analysis of panel data with ordinary
least squares (OLS) suggests that both economic and political factors at the global and national level explain the rise of
INGOs, rather than viewing either in an isolated fashion. |
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