Allies or adversaries : NGOs and the state in Africa / Jennifer N. Brass, Indiana University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brass, Jennifer N., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-governmental organizations--Kenya.

Non-governmental organizations.

Economic development projects--Kenya.

Economic development projects.

Non-governmental organizations--Political aspects--Kenya.

Kenya--Politics and government--2002-.

Kenya.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 273 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Summary:

Governments throughout the developing world have witnessed a proliferation of non-governmental, non-profit organizations (NGOs) providing services like education, healthcare and piped drinking water in their territory. In Allies or Adversaries, Jennifer N. Brass explains how these NGOs have changed the nature of service provision, governance, and state development in the early twenty-first century. Analyzing original surveys alongside interviews with public officials, NGOs and citizens, Brass traces street-level government-NGO and state-society relations in rural, town and city settings of Kenya. She examines several case studies of NGOs within Africa in order to demonstrate how the boundary between purely state and non-state actors blurs, resulting in a very slow turn toward more accountable and democratic public service administration. Ideal for scholars, international development practitioners, and students interested in global or international affairs, this detailed analysis provides rich data about NGO-government and citizen-state interactions in an accessible and original manner.

Contents:

NGOs and state development

Theorizing NGOs and the state : territoriality, governance, capacity, legitimacy

Kenya as case study : historical portraits of NGOs and the state

Territoriality : NGOs and the broadcasting of state power

NGOs' role in governance : changing patterns of policymaking and implementation

NGOs, service provision and administrative capacity : isomorphism through learning in the civil service

Have NGOs decreased perceptions of state legitimacy over time?

NGOs : increase state legitimacy or undermine popular support?

Blurring the boundaries between NGOs and the state : a comparative analysis.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Aug 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-316-71925-1

1-316-72285-6

1-316-72345-3

1-316-72405-0

1-316-72465-4

1-316-72645-2

1-316-67852-0