Title :

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

Author(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]

Journal title :

Third World Quarterly

Pages :

53-73

Publisher :

Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Publication date :

2018-02-08

ISSN :

0143-6597

English keyword(s) :

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

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Economies et finances

English abstract : [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 ...
Show more >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.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Popular science :

Non

Collections :

• Lille Économie Management (LEM) - UMR 9221

Source :

Harvested from HAL