Accountability autonomy and authenticity: assessing the development waltz conducted to a 'kwaito' beat in Southern Africa

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dc.contributor.authorAbrahams, Mark Aen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-29T17:36:55Z
dc.date.available2014-11-29T17:36:55Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Development in Practice on 21 January 2008, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09614520701778348.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractFor the purposes of accountability and uniformity, and as a way of giving insight into their intellectual capital regarding development practices, NGOs in Southern Africa are required by donor agencies to describe their intended activities in very clear, unambiguous terms. These requirements may include the expression of theoretical approaches, the development of logical frameworks, clear objectives, indicators for success, criteria for sustainable development, and relationships to government policies. However, the interface between reality and these planning measures and tools, most often completed without the input and contributions of the communities whom they are to serve/service, produces a much more messy, dynamic, and involved picture of the development process. None the less, the NGOs are still required to be accountable on the basis of their original proposal and planning. The author presents examples of this phenomenon and discusses the challenges facing an evaluator when dealing with competing principles of accountability, autonomy, and authenticity.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAbrahams, M. A. (2008). Accountability autonomy and authenticity: assessing the development waltz conducted to a 'kwaito' beat in Southern Africa. <i>Development in Practice</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9841en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAbrahams, Mark A "Accountability autonomy and authenticity: assessing the development waltz conducted to a 'kwaito' beat in Southern Africa." <i>Development in Practice</i> (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9841en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAbrahams, M. 2008. Accountability autonomy and authenticity: assessing the development waltz conducted to a 'kwaito' beat in Southern Africa. Development in Practice.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Abrahams, Mark A AB - For the purposes of accountability and uniformity, and as a way of giving insight into their intellectual capital regarding development practices, NGOs in Southern Africa are required by donor agencies to describe their intended activities in very clear, unambiguous terms. These requirements may include the expression of theoretical approaches, the development of logical frameworks, clear objectives, indicators for success, criteria for sustainable development, and relationships to government policies. However, the interface between reality and these planning measures and tools, most often completed without the input and contributions of the communities whom they are to serve/service, produces a much more messy, dynamic, and involved picture of the development process. None the less, the NGOs are still required to be accountable on the basis of their original proposal and planning. The author presents examples of this phenomenon and discusses the challenges facing an evaluator when dealing with competing principles of accountability, autonomy, and authenticity. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Development in Practice KW - conflict and reconstruction KW - aid KW - civil society KW - Sub-Saharan Africa LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 SM - 0961-4524 T1 - Accountability autonomy and authenticity: assessing the development waltz conducted to a 'kwaito' beat in Southern Africa TI - Accountability autonomy and authenticity: assessing the development waltz conducted to a 'kwaito' beat in Southern Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9841 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9841
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAbrahams MA. Accountability autonomy and authenticity: assessing the development waltz conducted to a 'kwaito' beat in Southern Africa. Development in Practice. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9841.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentThe Centre for Open Learning (COL)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceDevelopment in Practiceen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09614520701778348en_ZA
dc.subjectconflict and reconstructionen_ZA
dc.subjectaiden_ZA
dc.subjectcivil societyen_ZA
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen_ZA
dc.titleAccountability autonomy and authenticity: assessing the development waltz conducted to a 'kwaito' beat in Southern Africaen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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