NGO Politics in Sri Lanka Local Government and Development /

• Main Author: Akurugoda, Indi Ruwangi (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Asia-Politics and government.; Economic development.; Social service.; Political science.; Ethnicity.; Economic policy.; Asian Politics.; Regional Development.; Social Work and Community Development.; Governance and Government.; Ethnicity Studies.; Development Policy.

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 an...

Table of Contents:

• 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. .