Context-sensitive development : how international NGOs operate in Myanmar / Anthony Ware.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-269) and index.

Myanmar and context sensitivity in development -- Context sensitive development theory -- Burmese days : antecedents of the socio-political context -- Myanmar times : contemporary economic & socio-political context -- Doing context-sensitive development in communities -- Context-sensitivity in stakeholder relations -- Dancing with the devil but not holding hands : negotiating the restricted humanitarian space -- Conclusions and recommendations.

"Development is a difficult endeavor in any environment, much more so in places such as Myanmar with its "perfect storm" of extreme poverty, international sanctions, political repression, and human rights violations, with concomitant conflicts within development organizations over norms and policies. This book examines how to effect successful development interventions in Myanmar. The author points out how practitioners have questioned universal economic prescriptions for development in ways that have not questioned the normative foundations behind their work. Ware does not argue for a facile moral relativism; he sees Myanmar as an egregious violator of human rights. He does call for "context sensitivity" to help organizations adapt their values to better meet the needs of client populations. Through fieldwork and an extensive series of interviews, Ware brings into focus key issues of perception and practice that are intrinsic to the development enterprise"--Supplied by publisher.

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