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21 September 2009

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ONTRAC 43 explores some of the impacts of the global recession on development.

Brian Pratt provides an overview of ONTRAC 43 covereffects on NGOs and CSOs that have already become apparent, and considers how donors and international NGOs have been responding to the economic downturn.

Dr Rajesh Tandon then looks at the situation in Asia - seeing a changing terrain in south Asia for civil society as a result of impacts from the recession intertwining with pre-existing changes in funding trends.

Teobaldo Pinzas talks about 'the end of an era' for many major European NGOs in Peru - with the global recession deepening the already critical situation threatening the survival of Peruvian CSOs.

The final article outlines six common business models within the development sector, and looks at how their funding and structures affect the way that they respond to times of economic downturn

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