Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
Ugandan NGOs, corruption, financial integrity
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Political Science
Abstract
Corruption undermines the effectiveness of international development. The financial integrity of non-governmental organizations (NGO) can be improved by donor-to-organization contact, but foreign donors rarely travel to countries such as Uganda. This project involved a randomized design to compare the size of project bids by NGO management when approached by potential donors (foreigners) or donor representatives (Ugandan citizens). Local donor representatives were more likely to be denied information during an in-person visit than the foreigners visiting NGOs. Otherwise, foreign potential donors were provided with information that was the same as local representatives, except in 6 instances in which bids were substantially inflated for the foreign potential donors. Potential opportunism occurred infrequently, but NGOs demonstrated mistrust of Ugandan donor representatives.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Eric Reuben
(2015)
"Opportunism in Ugandan NGOs: A Randomized Field Experiment,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2015:
Iss.
1, Article 30.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2015/iss1/30