The politics of development space: the state and NGOs in the delivery of basic services in Kenya
Year: 1992
Type: report
Abstract: The centrality of the state in the development space of many Less Developed\nCountries (LDCs) has come under critical scrutiny because of its limited\nsuccess in fostering adequate social, economic and political changes in the\nlast three decades. Many blame the deepening development crisis and attendant\ndecline in basic services on the inadequencies of the bloated state. The\nsearch for other institutional actors to supplement and/or compliment the\nraceding state services has focussed attention cn private non-governmental\nvoluntary agencies (NGOs)\nThis paper discusses both state and NGOs' roles and experiences in providing\nbasic services. It concludes that the worldwide recession, domestic economic,\nand political problems, and general effects of Structural Adjustment\nProgrammes (SAPs) have reduced the state's capacity to deliver-services. The\nresult has been the intervention of NGOs. This intervention has been received\nwith unease by the state, especially in recent years, due to what can be\nregarded as competition for legitimacy between the state and the sub-state\nictors. The paper concludes that the state is likely to continue to be the senior partner in this competition.
Source: Figshare
Authors: Njuguna Ng’ethe, Karuti Kanyinga
Language: English
Subfield: Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2256820224