Non-governmental organizations: pawns or practitioners? -- Ties that bind: Northern NGOs' relationships with Southern NGOs -- Analysing Institutional interdependence: A conceptual framwork -- Paying the piper and calling the tune: Northern NGO's capacity-Building support for southern NGOs -- Cascading conditionalities and role of international organizations in capacity building -- Sierra Leone and the Gambia: Case studies of NGOs interdependence -- Sustainable idealism: Innovative financing strategies and NGOs' contribution to civil society development -- Conclusions: 'Just say no': Strengthening southern NGOs' capacity to contribute to civil

1. Non-governmental organizations
2. Civil society
3. Democracy