The challenge of community work in a global economy

Abstract

This article examines how and why five major stakeholders - international financial organizations; NGOs; governmental entities; multinational corporations; and community development projects - have failed to significantly and uniformly reduce aggregate global poverty. The article uses the results of a case study of HIV/AIDS prevention in a low-income Nigerian city to argue that effective action must involve local and global stakeholders in collaborative partnerships. It concludes by discussing the critical role of facilitators in such partnerships.