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NGO Politics in Sri Lanka

Local Government and Development

von: Indi Ruwangi Akurugoda
58,84 €
Verlag:	Palgrave Macmillan
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	22.09.2017
ISBN/EAN:	9783319585864
Sprache:	englisch

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Titelbeschreibung

<div>This book examines how and why local communities have been neglected in development initiatives in South Asia, focusing on Sri Lanka, and assesses the significant support from NGOs in increasing the capacity of local government and in promoting local development. Based on research in the southern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka, this project analyses the views of national, provincial and local level political representatives, administrative officials, and NGO officials.</div>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

<p>1. Introduction.- 2. NGOs and their potential in post-colonial societies.- 3. NGOs in Sri Lanka.- 4. Local development, people's participation and local politics.- 5. Problems in local government and possible solutions: NGOs as a support of local government.- 6. NGO involvement at the local level: Centrally-led projects.- 7. NGOs as local development partners: Locally-led projects.- 8. Conclusion. </p>

Autorenportrait

Indi Ruwangi Akurugoda is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Public Policy, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. She focuses on non-governmental politics, decentralization, local government, and development.

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This book examines how and why local communities have been neglected in development initiatives in South Asia, focusing on Sri Lanka, and assesses the significant support from NGOs in increasing the capacity of local government and in promoting local development. Based on research in the southern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka, this project analyses the views of national, provincial and local level political representatives, administrative officials, and NGO officials.

Sonderbeitrag

Looks beyond national politics to focus on the challenges of local government in Sri Lanka Assesses the challenges of development at the provincial, community level Provides practical examples of the role played by NGOs at the local level Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras