Why Do NGOs Go Where They Go? Evidence from Kenya

Using Kenya as a case study, this paper provides preliminary evidence of the factors influencing Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to choose their locations within a country. Interpreting the findings from a range of models evaluating 4,210 organizations in 70 districts, and drawing on in-country...

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Published in:World development 2012-02, Vol.40 (2), p.387-401
Main Author: Brass, Jennifer N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
case studies
Decision making
Districts
Economics
Elites
geographic placement
Kenya
Location
Location analysis
Modelling
NGOs
Non-governmental organizations
Nongovernmental Organizations
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
Organizational behaviour
Patronage
Political Economy
Political Factors
Political geography
Political Theories
Politicians
Politics
Public Officials
Studies
Sustainable development
Workers
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Summary:Using Kenya as a case study, this paper provides preliminary evidence of the factors influencing Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to choose their locations within a country. Interpreting the findings from a range of models evaluating 4,210 organizations in 70 districts, and drawing on in-country interviews with NGO leaders and workers, government officials, and politicians, it finds that sub-national NGO location corresponds to an area’s objective level of need, as well as the convenience of the location for accessing beneficiaries, donors, and elite goods. Contrary to dominant theories of African political economy, political factors like patronage appear to have little or no significant influence.
ISSN:0305-750X
1873-5991
DOI:10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.07.017