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This statistical analysis demonstrates that NGOs have moved out of the "amateur" world in which they were once confined into, in many cases, highly professional activities and that they have become major partners for governments in the development field.

A comprehensive source of information on non-governmental organisations (NG0s),providing detailed NGO profiles and cross-referenced indexes of their activities.

Recent research has advanced the understanding of how global processes have led to standardized ideas about modern schooling. Chabbott provides an insightful examination of how the processes of international development have effected the role of education at a global level since World War II.