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01-06-2015

The Role of Social Accountability in Poverty Alleviation Programs in Developing Countries: An Analysis with Reference to Bangladesh

Authors: Abu Elias Sarker, Mohammad Habibur Rahman

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Abstract

In spite of different approaches being experimented over the past six decades, poverty alleviation programs in the developing world have largely failed to improve poverty situation. Of all the factors responsible for the growing trend of poverty, the accountability of public officials remains an intriguing one. The relative ineffectiveness of conventional accountability mechanisms has given rise to social accountability practices. This paper aims to explore the terrain of social accountability and its role in poverty alleviation programs in Bangladesh. The paper argues that despite the great potentials, social accountability mechanisms work with difficulties in Bangladesh owing to contemporary socio-economic and political realities.

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Metadata
Title
The Role of Social Accountability in Poverty Alleviation Programs in Developing Countries: An Analysis with Reference to Bangladesh
Authors
Abu Elias Sarker
Mohammad Habibur Rahman
Publication date
01-06-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Public Organization Review / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1566-7170
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7098
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-014-0275-x

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