Research on Non-Governmental Organization [NGO]—NGO Role
Non-Governmental Organizations [NGOs] have the following roles
1. Economic role, which can also be called the role of promoting economic development, or the role played in the allocation of social resources. Economic effects include the following aspects:
1. Make up for and solve market failure problems;
2. Make up for and solve the problem of government failure;
3. Make up for and solve the problem of market and government failures at the same time.
Second, social role refers to the role of NGOs in promoting social harmony. A well-developed NGO is the foundation, guarantee and embodiment of social harmony. The social role includes the following aspects:
1. Satisfy the spiritual needs of people's association and promote people's happiness and social harmony;
2. Helped specific subjects in society, especially vulnerable groups in society;
3. Promoting social fairness is a pressure reducing valve for social conflicts.
3. Political role refers to the role of NGOs in safeguarding political rights and peace. Political role includes the following aspects:
1. NGOs have promoted the protection of human rights in many countries;
2. NGOs have played an important role in preventing war and ensuring peace;
3. The promotion of NGO political civilization has played a certain role.
The above content is excerpted from: "The Current Situation, Existing Problems and Development Path of Chinese NGOs" (by Fang Bangjian)