Local Organizations in Decentralized Development : Their Functions and Performance in India

Local organizations have become key mechanisms in effective, fair, and sustainable resource management in India. Two debates dominate discourse on the roles of local organizations in decentralized development: first, on how to ensure they function effectively, fairly, and sustainably; and second, on the relative roles of different organizations - including elected local governments, administrative line departments, and nongovernmental organizations. This book adds empirical evidence to these debates, and suggests that in practice, they can not be separated. Based on research on local organizations in India, involved in three sectors: rural women's development and empowerment; rural drinking water supply and sanitation; and, watershed development, in the states of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttaranchal, the authors' findings indicate that the design of, and support for local organizations are often little more than rudimentary, resulting in less than adequate performance, and raising serious sustainability concerns. The study further indicates that sector-specific configurations of a plural organizational landscape, in which government and private organizations are an integral part, are required for effective and sustainable development.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Alsop, Ruth, Kurey, Bryan
Format:	Publication biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2005
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, BENEFIT STREAMS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CASE STUDIES, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, CITIZENS, COLLECTIVE ACTION, COMMUNITY GROUPS, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, CONTRIBUTIONS, DATA COLLECTION, DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES, DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, DIRECT IMPACT, DONOR AGENCIES, DRINKING WATER, DRINKING WATER SUPPLY, EMPOWERMENT, FOCUS GROUPS, FOOD POLICY RESEARCH, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN RESOURCES, HUMAN RIGHTS, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, INFORMATION SHARING, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL LEVEL, LOCAL MANAGEMENT, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, MAINTENANCE OF WATER, MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS, NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, NGO, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL RULES, PANCHAYATS, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, RANDOM SAMPLING, REGULAR MEETINGS, RESEARCH FINDINGS, RESEARCH INSTITUTE, RESEARCH TEAM, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RURAL APPRAISAL, RURAL DRINKING WATER, RURAL WATER, RURAL WATER SUPPLY, SAMPLING FRAMEWORK, SANITARY FACILITIES, SANITATION, SANITATION SECTOR, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL CONTEXT, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRANSPARENCY, WATERSHEDS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6338277/local-organizations-decentralized-development-functions-performance-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7261
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