title: Roles and approaches of nongovernmental organizations in health development.
abstract: The use of a systems model of rural society for analysing the roles and approaches of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in health development is outlined with special reference to conditions in northern Thailand. Comparisons are drawn between approaches in the fields of relief and welfare, community development, sustainable systems development, and people's movements.
authors.affiliation: University of California at Berkeley.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ritchie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minsek
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Conner
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D017146:Models, Organizational; D017149:Private Sector; D012423:Rural Health; D013785:Thailand; D014837:Voluntary Health Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*