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COMPLEMENTARY ROLES? NGO–GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR COMMUNITY‐BASED SANITATION IN SOUTH ASIA
Author(s) -
Sansom Kevin
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/pad.609
Subject(s) - distrust , sanitation , local government , work (physics) , government (linguistics) , economic growth , south asia , business , political science , public administration , economics , sociology , engineering , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , ethnology , environmental engineering , law
SUMMARY Non‐governmental organisations (NGOs) and local governments differ in their ways of working and are subjected to very different conditioning factors. However, some NGOs engaged in community‐based sanitation are increasingly collaborating effectively with the local governments in South Asia. NGOs considered in this article have taken advantage of a more conducive environment to develop some well‐designed community‐based sanitation programmes in low‐income areas, in conjunction with the local government. Some NGOs have also participated in the development of government policies related to sanitation that have enabled the replication of their approaches. In making the transition from distrust between NGOs and local governments to working towards common ends, NGOs have demonstrated their comparative advantages and focused on developing productive relationships with both the local government and the communities in which they work. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.