Titre :

Money, people or mission? Accountability in local and non-local NGOs

Auteur(s) :

van Zyl, Winston Hyman [Auteur]
Claeye, Frederik [Auteur]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Flambard, Véronique [Auteur]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Lille - Economie et Management [LEM]

Titre de la revue :

Third World Quarterly

Pagination :

53-73

Éditeur :

Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Date de publication :

2018-02-08

ISSN :

0143-6597

Mot(s)-clé(s) en anglais :

Upward accountability
downward accountability
internal accountability
non-governmental organisations
South Africa
local vs non-local

Discipline(s) HAL :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Economies et finances

Résumé en anglais : [en]

Little is known about how ownership affects accountability in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This article explores differences between locally- and non-locally-owned NGOs in South Africa. Our data suggest that ...
Lire la suite >Little is known about how ownership affects accountability in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This article explores differences between locally- and non-locally-owned NGOs in South Africa. Our data suggest that locally-owned NGOs more often claim to implement downward and internal accountability mechanisms, while non-local NGOs more often claim to implement upward accountability mechanisms. Bigger NGOs also perform better at downward and upward accountability mechanisms than smaller ones. The data suggest there is much these organisations can learn from each other to strengthen their accountability mechanisms. Furthermore, assuming there is a positive relationship between local ownership and development effectiveness, these findings may have important implications in furthering effective development interventions.Lire moins >

Langue :

Anglais

Vulgarisation :

Non

Collections :

• Lille Économie Management (LEM) - UMR 9221

Source :

Harvested from HAL