001358695 000__ 02740cam\a2200553Mi\4500 001358695 001__ 1358695 001358695 003__ OCoLC 001358695 005__ 20230306152806.0 001358695 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001358695 007__ cr\nn\nnnunnun 001358695 008__ 170922s2018\\\\gw\\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 001358695 020__ $$a9783319585864 001358695 020__ $$a331958586X 001358695 020__ $$z9783319585857 001358695 0247_ $$a10.1007/978-3-319-58586-4$$2doi 001358695 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)1008870618 001358695 040__ $$aAZU$$beng$$epn$$cAZU$$dOCLCO$$dYDX$$dOCLCQ$$dOCLCO$$dOCLCF$$dFIE$$dEZ9$$dOCLCO$$dCNCEN$$dWYU$$dLEAUB$$dOCLCQ 001358695 043__ $$aa-ce--- 001358695 049__ $$aISEA 001358695 050_4 $$aJQ1-JQ1852 001358695 08204 $$a338.95496$$223 001358695 1001_ $$aAkurugoda, Indi Ruwangi,$$eauthor. 001358695 24510 $$aNGO Politics in Sri Lanka :$$bLocal Government and Development /$$cby Indi Ruwangi Akurugoda. 001358695 264_1 $$aCham :$$bSpringer International Publishing :$$bImprint :$$bPalgrave Macmillan,$$c2018. 001358695 300__ $$a1 online resource (XV, 182 pages) :$$bonline resource 001358695 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001358695 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001358695 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001358695 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001358695 4901_ $$aPalgrave pivot. 001358695 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 001358695 5050_ $$a1. 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. 001358695 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001358695 520__ $$aThis 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. 001358695 650_0 $$aPolitical science. 001358695 650_0 $$aEthnicity. 001358695 650_0 $$aEconomic policy. 001358695 650_0 $$aEconomic development. 001358695 650_0 $$aSocial service. 001358695 651_0 $$aAsia$$xPolitics and government. 001358695 655_0 $$aElectronic books 001358695 77608 $$iPrint version:$$z9783319585857 001358695 830_0 $$aPalgrave pivot. 001358695 852__ $$bebk 001358695 85640 $$3Springer Nature$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-58586-4$$zOnline Access$$91397441.1 001358695 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1358695$$pGLOBAL_SET 001358695 980__ $$aBIB 001358695 980__ $$aEBOOK 001358695 982__ $$aEbook 001358695 983__ $$aOnline 001358695 994__ $$a92$$bISE