What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of governmental organizations?

Advantages

They have the ability to experiment freely with innovative approaches and, if necessary, to take risks.

They are flexible in adapting to local situations and responding to local needs and therefore able to develop integrated projects, as well as sectoral projects.

They enjoygood rapport with people and can render micro-assistance to very poor peope as they can identify those who are most in need and tailor assistance to their needs.

They have the ability to communicate at all levels, from the neighbourhood to the top levels of government.

They are able to recruit both experts and highly motivated staff with fewer restrictions than the government.

Disadvantages

Paternalistic attitudes restrict the degree of participation in programme/project design.

Restricted/constrained ways of apporach to a problem or area.

Redued replicability of an idea, due to non-representativeness of the project or selected area, relatively small project coverage, dependence on outside financial resources, etc.

"Territorial possessiveness" of an area or project reduces cooperation between agencies, seen as threatening or competitive.

Explanation:

b) the confederacy had to pay all union war expenses.

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.