NGOs and Local Government Performance in Africa

NGOs and Local Government Performance in Africa

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An active civil society is believed to help improve government performance. Research in Uganda indicates that the number of NGOs is not related to better performing local governments. This paper explores thispuzzle with data from Uganda and Kenya.

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Lambright, Gina. "NGOs and Local Government Performance in Africa" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, Apr 20, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p138348_index.html>

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Abstract: An active civil society is believed to help improve government performance. Research in Uganda indicates that the number of NGOs is not related to better performing local governments. This paper explores thispuzzle with data from Uganda and Kenya.

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NGOs and Local Government Performance Gina M. Somodevilla Lambright The George Washington University Dept. of Political Science & Elliot School of International Affairs 1922 F Street NW Washington DC 20052 DRAFT: Please do not cite or quote without the author’s permission. Abstract Scholars and practitioners of decentralization claim a dense and active civil society is necessary for decentralization to succeed in improving local government performance. By increasing opportunities for participation at the local level they assert that decentralization encourages

(4=often) -.0129 .0389* Voted in 1996 presidential election (1=yes) .0287 .0771*** *Contact LC1 (3=often) .1608*** .2332*** *Contact LC3 (3=often) .1867*** .3089*** *Contact LC5 (3=often) .0959*** .2190*** Contact MP (3=often) .0989 .2740*** Pearson’s correlation coefficients listed in table. For two tailed t tests: *** p < .01; ** p < .05; * p < .10 Data from Afrobarometer 2000 Uganda survey excepted where indicated. *Data from Afrobarometer 2002 Uganda survey 41

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