Overview
- 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
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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.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
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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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: NGO Politics in Sri Lanka
Book Subtitle: Local Government and Development
Authors: Indi Ruwangi Akurugoda
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58586-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-58585-7Published: 02 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86434-1Published: 10 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-58586-4Published: 22 September 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 182
Topics: Asian Politics, Regional Development, Social Work and Community Development, Governance and Government, Ethnicity Studies, Development Policy