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Holding the Giants to Account? Constraints on NGO Accountability in Bangladesh
Noore Alam Siddiquee,Md. Gofran Faroqi 서울대학교행정대학원 2009 Asian Journal of Political Science Vol.17 No.3
In recent times non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Bangladesh have witnessedmassive growth in size, budget and scale of operations. They enjoy growing support frominternational donors and operate outside the direct control of the government. Theirhandling of the massive funds aside, increasing involvement of NGOs in economic, socialand at times political spheres has given rise to widespread concerns about theiraccountability including their relationships with the government, donors and thecommunity. This article examines and analyses various dimensions of NGO accountabilityin Bangladesh. Drawing on evidence from the Grameen Bank and the Bangladesh RuralAdvancement Committee (BRAC)*two of Bangladesh’s largest and the most successfulNGOs*the paper argues thatNGOaccountability in Bangladesh has been more rhetoricalthan real. It shows that while formal accountability measures are in place, they suffer froma range of inadequacies and shortcomings. Consequently NGO accountability hasremained weak and ineffective in relation to major agents such as the government, donorsand the clients. The article further shows that some of the recent developments, such as theproliferation of NGO operations, government organisation (GO)NGO collaboration andthe growing involvement of NGOs in commercial activities, have imposed furtherlimitations on their accountability to key stakeholders.