Arundhati Roy quote: NGOs have a complicated space in neoliberal politics. They are supposed to mop up the anger. Even when they are ...

NGOs have a complicated space in neoliberal politics. They are supposed to mop up the anger. Even when they are doing good work, they are supposed to maintain the status quo. They are the missionaries of the corporate world.

~ Arundhati Roy ~

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