Community governance and service delivery in Nepal: an assessment of influencing factors

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Keshav K Acharya
Habib Zafarullah

Abstract

This paper analyses factors influencing effective service delivery at the grassroots level in Nepal, through a qualitative field study which includes in-depth interviews with 110 community-based organisations (CBOs) and five focus group discussions. The findings indicate that a wide range of governance arrangements have been deployed in the effort to achieve effective service delivery. However, many CBOs lack a solid governance system for their development undertakings, leading to poor performance and lack of accountability. A number of factors are identified as causing this weak practical application of community governance, notably institutional mechanisms, socio-economic structures, power politics and interests, capacity limitations and resource constraints.

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Acharya, K. K., & Zafarullah, H. (2019). Community governance and service delivery in Nepal: an assessment of influencing factors. Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, (21), Article ID 6739. https://doi.org/10.5130/cjlg.v0i21.6739
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Research and Evaluation (peer-reviewed)