Specialization
Cooperatives and Civil Society
Governance Area
CGG 651 NGOs Studies
Course Objective
The objective of this course is to
provide the students with an understanding of the theoretical and practical
understanding of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Students will be able
to analyze and conduct research in the area of nonprofit sector and their roles
in developments.
Contents
1. Introduction: Concept of volunteerism; Concept of
development and Sustainable Development; People-centered Development; Concept
and meaning of civil society governance; Role, functions and types of Civil
Society organizations such as NGOs and INGOs.
2. Emergence of NGOs: Concepts and Theories—government
failure theory, contact failure theory, partnership theory, social origin
theory; Role of NGOs for social capital formation; NGOs as the development
partners; Examining NGOs as Alternative Institutions.
3. Growth of NGOs in Nepal: A brief account of Traditional
Welfare Services in Nepal; Development of Modern NGOs in Nepal; Growth of
Modern NGOs in Nepal; Types of NGOs in Nepal; Governance of NGOs in Nepal
4. NGOs as Development partner: NGOs in National Development
Policies; NGO Policy and its Implementation; NGO Financing; Local Resource
mobilization by NGOs in Nepal; Role of INGOs and Donor agencies promoting NGOs
in Development; NGOs in local planning process; NGOs’ contribution in various
sectors-empowerment of targeted community, participation, community development,
service delivery, environment conservation, social development.
5. Governance of NGOs in Nepal: Legalization of NGOs/INGOs
working in Nepal; Role and functions of Non-profit Boards; Transparency and
accountability of NGOs; Code of Conduct; Monitoring and evaluation of NGOs in
Nepal; Issues and challenges of NGOs in Nepal; Case Studies.
Reference
Chand,
Diwakar (1991). Development through Non-Government Organizations.
Kathmandu: Institute for National Development Research and Social Service
Chitrakar,
Ami (1996) Working with NGOs. Nepal IUCN.
Dhakal,
Tek Nath (2006). NGOs in Livelihood Improvement: Nepalese Experience.
New Delhi: Adroit Publishers.
Ed.
Vartola, Juha/Ulvila, marko/Hossain Farhad and Dhakal, Tek Nath. Development
NGO, Facing the 21st Century Perspectives form South Asia.
Kathmandu: Institute for Human Development.
CGG 652 Cooperative Management
Course Objective
Cooperative businesses exist in a wide
variety of sectors and represent a distinctive model for organizing labor,
capital, and knowledge to produce goods and services. Entrepreneurs, especially
social entrepreneurs should choose the best organizational model to achieve
their objectives. This course equips the student with the practical knowledge
of cooperatives; a type of organization creates both social and economic value.
Content
1. An introduction to cooperative, Historical development of
cooperative throughout the world, Cooperative as an Alternative Model
2. Management Systems in Cooperative Sector, Models of
Cooperative Management, Value-based cooperative management.
3. Human Resource Management in Cooperative Organization
4. Cooperative Finance: Financial Analysis and Funding of
Cooperatives, Cooperative economies, Cooperative in turbulent time.
5. Governance considerations in Cooperatives, Legal, Social
and Policy environment
Refernce
Kamat,
G.S. (2011). New Dimensions of Cooperative Management. New Delhi:
Himalaya Publishing House
Thakuri,
Chandra B. (2010). An Anatomy of cooperative Movement in Nepal.
Kathmandu: Upkar Prakashan.
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2017: Course of Study and Syllabus for Masters in Public Administration (MPA) under
Tribhuvan University.
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