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Civil society and development: taking a closer look at 'bottom-up development' in South Asia.

Publication: Arena Magazine
Publication Date: 01-DEC-04 		Format: Online - approximately 898 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Civil society and development: taking a closer look at 'bottom-up development' in South Asia.(Against the Current)

Article Excerpt
Civil society participation has become a standard ingredient in most donor-endorsed governance recipes, given its potential to enhance public responsibility by bridging the gap between a state and its citizens. Officials in the South Asian region, where nearly half a billion people are estimated to live in absolute poverty, often grudgingly concede that civil society can make existing governance structures more responsive and even help secure development goals like improving education and healthcare.

However, a closer look reveals a more complex picture on the ground. Largely apolitical, NGOs have become prominent in most of South Asia. Bangladesh, for example, is home to some of the largest NGOs in the world, such as Grameen Bank. Yet, NGO dependence on international donors and their relatively elitist composition has alienated them from the rest of civil...

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