Context-Sensitive Development : How International NGOs Operate in Myanmar

This work examines how to effect successful development interventions in Myanmar. Anthony Ware points out that while practitioners have questioned universal economic prescriptions for development, they have not been as consistent in questioning the normative foundations behind their work. Ware does not argue for a facile moral relativism; he sees Myanmar as an egregious violator of human rights, but he does call for 'context sensitivity' to help organisations adapt their values to better meet the needs of client populations.