John M. Shandra|Carrie L. Shandra|Bruce London
Do Non-Governmental Organizations Impact Health?
Stony Brook University|State University of New York|Hofstra University|Clark University
according world polity theory international health womens nongovernmental organizations improve health poor nations providing health reproductive educational services however suggestions effectiveness may limited variety factors factors include projects smallscale ad hoc reformist nongovernmental organizations may implement projects satisfy donor interests rather local populations needs order evaluate claims construct crossnational models infant morality 1990 2005 sample 74 poor nations initially find support world polity theory claims health womens nongovernmental organizations decrease infant mortality however respecify models test political opportunity structure hypothesis democracy enhances ability nongovernmental organizations improve health including interaction terms two variables find substantial support hypothesis specifically results suggest health womens nongovernmental organizations decrease infant mortality democratic repressive nations