Group management and empowerment: lessons from development NGOs in Bangladesh
Community development organisations employ group approach arguing that it strengthens the empowering capacity of local communities. Drawing on the experiences of two major NGOs in Bangladesh, this study argues that in community development greater attention usually is paid to the effects of ‘empower...
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| description | Community development organisations employ group approach arguing that it strengthens the empowering capacity of local communities. Drawing on the experiences of two major NGOs in Bangladesh, this study argues that in community development greater attention usually is paid to the effects of ‘empowering’ inputs such as microcredit, while lesser importance is placed on the internal management of the group. This is a serious defect which may have direct negative effects on the empowering outcomes. This paper argues that paying greater attention to the internal management of the groups can make the group approach more effective in community development. |
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| spelling | iium-46162012-03-07T00:18:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4616/ Group management and empowerment: lessons from development NGOs in Bangladesh Md. , Moniruzzaman JA Political science (General) Community development organisations employ group approach arguing that it strengthens the empowering capacity of local communities. Drawing on the experiences of two major NGOs in Bangladesh, this study argues that in community development greater attention usually is paid to the effects of ‘empowering’ inputs such as microcredit, while lesser importance is placed on the internal management of the group. This is a serious defect which may have direct negative effects on the empowering outcomes. This paper argues that paying greater attention to the internal management of the groups can make the group approach more effective in community development. SAGE 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4616/1/Group_Management_and_Empowerment.pdf Md. , Moniruzzaman (2011) Group management and empowerment: lessons from development NGOs in Bangladesh. Journal of South Asian Development, 6 (1). pp. 67-91. ISSN 0973-1741 http://sad.sagepub.com |
| spellingShingle | JA Political science (General) Md. , Moniruzzaman Group management and empowerment: lessons from development NGOs in Bangladesh |
| title | Group management and empowerment: lessons from development NGOs in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Group management and empowerment: lessons from development NGOs in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Group management and empowerment: lessons from development NGOs in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Group management and empowerment: lessons from development NGOs in Bangladesh |
| title_short | Group management and empowerment: lessons from development NGOs in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | group management and empowerment: lessons from development ngos in bangladesh |
| topic | JA Political science (General) |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/4616/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4616/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4616/1/Group_Management_and_Empowerment.pdf |