Divergent Sources of Legitimacy: A Case Study of International NGOs in the Water Services Sector in Lilongwe and Maputo

摘要: Since the 1980s international development activities have increasingly been transferred from government organisations to International Non Government Organisations (INGOs). In this article we argue that trend for NGOs undertake government-funded tasks leads conflicts between different sources on which legitimacy of NGO is based. particular considerable friction may exist output and normative legitimacy. Output relates degree an organisation able achieve specified results. These results are supposed coincide with specific performance indicators stipulated in project proposals. Normative based values (as stated vision or mission organisation) founded. We find INGOs incentive emphasise over Secondly, response friction, driven actively ‘create’ by present...