More than 1,400 NGOs operating in 90 countries helped to get 123 countries to ratify the treaty banning landmines. But the sheer scale of the disaster relief “industry” – plus the longer-term development efforts of NGOs – is raising serious concerns about how to measure their performance.
当然问题是不可避免的。在1994年的卢旺达种族大屠杀和2004年的印度洋海啸中，都出现了NGO无序竞争的情况。然而它们也取得了令人瞩目的成功。在90个国家运作的超过1400家NGO推动123个国家批准了禁止使用地雷的公约。但赈灾“业”本身的规模—加上NGO长期发展的努力—正引起对其进行绩效评估的严重关注。