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Fostering closer engagement with NGOs –
networking in the development process.....................................53
Ndinda Kioko, Communications and Advocacy Consultant, Network
for Empowered Aid Response (NEAR)
Revisiting the controls over civil society organizations in Asia..... 56
Mst Marzina Begum, Associate Professor; Md Nurul Momen, Associate
Professor, Department of Public Administration, Rajshahi University
The Al-Mesbar Center: advancing peace and coexistence
through scholarship and action..................................................58
Turki Aldakhil, Chairman of the Al-Mesbar Center for Studies and
Research, Dubai, and General Manager of Al-Arabiya News Channel
Towards an effective and accountable public service delivery
for rebuilding in the war-affected area in Sri Lanka..................... 61
R Lalitha S Fernando, Head and Professor; W M D M Dissanayaka,
Tutor, Department of Public Administration, University of Sri
Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
The right to information for a better world with
special reference to Sri Lanka.....................................................64
R Lalitha S Fernando, Head and Professor; H O C Gunasekara,
Research Assistant, Department of Public Administration,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Harnessing the Africa Mining Vision to capture the
developmental benefits of mineral resources..............................66
Dr Kojo Busia, Coordinator, African Minerals Development Centre;
John Robert Sloan, Economist, African Minerals Development Centre
Ensuring participatory and representative decision-making
at grassroots level in Sri Lanka...................................................69
HM Thathsarani and HABR Yasarathna, Tutors, Department of Public
Administration, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Notes and References.................................................................71
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