TY - BOOK AU - Akurugoda,Indi Ruwangi TI - NGO politics in Sri Lanka: local government and development SN - 978-3-319-58585-7 PY - 2018/// CY - Cham, Switzerland PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Economic development projects KW - Sri Lanka KW - sears KW - Local government KW - Non-governmental organizations N1 - 1. Introduction -- 2. NGOs and their potential in post-colonial societies -- 3. NGOs in Sri Lanka -- 4. Local development, people's participation and local politics -- 5. Problems in local government and possible solutions: NGOs as a support of local government -- 6. NGO involvement at the local level: Centrally-led projects -- 7. NGOs as local development partners: Locally-led projects -- 8. Conclusion N2 - This text examines how and why local communities have been neglected in development initiatives in South Asia, focusing on Sri Lanka, and assesses the significant support from NGOs in increasing the capacity of local government and in promoting local development UR - https://drive.google.com/file/d/11e6PvsfcZoMw_9vJkNrWDB7JHb3ziyQK/view?usp=sharing ER -