Marie Michael Library

Title

Quantifying the impact of social mobilisation in rural Bangladesh: Donors, civil society and 'the road not taken'

Author

Kabeer, Naila; Kabir, Ariful Haq; Huq, Tahera Yasmin

Description

In Bangladesh, international donors have encouraged development NGOs to take up a service delivery function. This has induced NGOs to shift their activities away from social mobilisation. This paper reports on the impact of Nijera Kori (NK), an NGO in rural Bangladesh, on its members' democratic knowledge, practice and engagement.

File No

IDS-WP333

Agency

Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

Date

Sep-09

Subject(s)

Citizenship, Working poor; Economic rights; Civil society

Pages

54

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