Allies or Adversaries: Ngos and the State in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781316615034 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 291 str.

Jennifer N. Brass

Opis

This book explores how rise of NGOs in developing countries has affected service provision, governance, state-society relations, and state development.

Spis treści

List of figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. NGOs and state development; 2. Theorizing NGOs and the state: territoriality, governance, capacity, legitimacy; 3. Kenya as case study: historical portraits of NGOs and the state; 4. Territoriality: NGOs and the broadcasting of state power; 5. NGOs' role in governance: changing patterns of policymaking and implementation; 6. NGOs, service provision and administrative capacity: isomorphism through learning in the civil service; 7. Have NGOs decreased perceptions of state legitimacy over time?; 8. NGOs: increase state legitimacy or undermine popular support?; 9. Blurring the boundaries between NGOs and the state: a comparative analysis; Appendix; References; Index.