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NGOs and the political empowerment of poor people in rural Bangladesh: cultivating the habits of democracy?

Kabeer, Naila ORCID: 0000-0001-7769-9540, Mahmud, Simeen and Isaza Castro, Jairo G. (2012) NGOs and the political empowerment of poor people in rural Bangladesh: cultivating the habits of democracy? World Development, 40 (10). pp. 2044-2062. ISSN 0305-750X

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Identification Number: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.05.011

Abstract

Recent research in Bangladesh highlights an interesting paradox: impressive development outcomes combined with extremely poor quality of governance. The country’s active development NGO sector has been credited with some of the more positive development achievements. The question that this paper sets out to address is why the sector has not made an equivalent contribution on the governance front. It draws on primary survey data to explore the hypothesis that the problem lies in the increasing homogenization of NGOs around the delivery of services, primarily microfinance services, and its shift away from social mobilization organizations.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03057...
Additional Information: © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
Divisions: Gender Studies
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited: 16 Jul 2013 15:18
Last Modified: 15 Mar 2024 10:27
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/51115

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